Creating a Venn Diagram

· Open Word

· If the Draw Toolbar is not available, right click on a blank area of the toolbar at the top and select Drawing

· Click on the oval icon on the Drawing Toolbar.

· Click where you want the first circle and drag the mouse down and to the right.

If you hold the Shift key down while dragging, it will stay a circle.

· Once you have the circle the size you want it, click on the circle so that the picture handles appear.

· Use Ctrl C to copy and Ctrl V to paste.

· Move the new circle to the right so it overlaps the first pictures.

· Click on the right hand circle.

· Click drop down arrow to the right of the Paint Bucket icon.

· Select No Fill so that the lines on both circles appear.

· Click the Text Box icon on the Drawing Toolbar.

· Click at the top of the left circle and add a label.

· Repeat for the right circle.

· Click on the circle on the right.

· Click the Left Justify button and add the areas that are similar between the two topics. You may have to move and/or resize the circle so that it appears in the common area of the two circles.

· After you have finished with each line of the common area, hit the tab key until the cursor is on the right side of the circle. Add the text that is unique to one topic. Repeat.

· Click on the circle on the left.

· Click the Left Justify button and add the areas that are unique to the other topic.