Annotate a diagram by using callouts

1. Select the shape you want to add a callout to.

   If no shape is selected, the callout will be added at the middle of the current view, not associated with any shape.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Diagram Parts group, click Callout.

3. Hold your mouse pointer over a callout to see a preview on the page, and click the one you want.

4. On the page, click the callout and type your text.

When a callout is associated with a shape, the callout moves with the shape automatically, and if the shape is copied or deleted, the callout is copied or deleted too.

Callouts have a yellow control handle at the end of the callout line; the control handle is visible when the callout is selected. Many callout styles have hidden lines by default, but the control handle is still visible when selected.

Associate a callout with a shape

If no shape is selected when you add a callout to a diagram, the callout is not associated with any shape.

1. Click the callout's yellow control handle, drag it to the shape you want to associate the callout with, and drop the control handle on the shape.

2. Move the text part of the callout to where you want it in relation to the shape.