How to Draw an Equilateral Triangle in Excel

Besides its computational capabilities, Excel also offers users tools for creating illustrations effortlessly. In this article, I present to you the method for drawing an equilateral triangle in Excel 2013.

Step 1: Select the Insert -> Shapes -> Flowchart -> Basic Shapes -> Choose the triangle shape.

Step 2: Press and hold the Shift key while moving the mouse to adjust the size. Once the triangle is as desired, release the mouse button.

Drawing an equilateral triangle is just a simple operation away.

Basic operations on the triangle shape

1. Resize and rotate.

Select the Format -> Size.  A dialog box appears -> change the size in the Width, Height section. Change the rotation angle by entering a number into the Rotation section.

2. Apply background color to the triangle shape

Select the Format -> Shape Fill -> choose the appropriate color.

3. Choose the outline color for the equilateral triangle

Select the Format -> Shape Fill -> choose the suitable color.

4. Add special effects

Select the Format -> Shape Effect -> choose the appropriate effect.

5. Insert Textbox

Select the Format -> Text Box.

Move the mouse to the desired position to insert text.

Select the Format -> Bring Forward or Send Backward.

Wishing you success!