Then, click the Delete icon (the icon with a red minus sign) as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3, below.įigure 3: Shape to be deleted selected within the Text Pane In the resulting Text Pane, make sure that the text representing the shape to be deleted is selected. To access the Text Pane, click the Text Pane icon as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2, above. Alternatively, you can delete the selected shape through the Text Pane.
Clicking within the shape will select text rather than the shape.
To delete a shape that contains text, carefully click the border of the shape to select it.