As an example, we'll draw a couple of Basic Shapes. Here are the Basic Shapes.
We'll start with the
cube AutoShape (2nd one in the fourth row)
To use the AutoShape, click on the button desired, then click-and-drag the AutoShape on your slide. (NOTE: like the ClipArt and imported pictures, you can hold down [SHIFT] to keep the shape proportional and [CTRL] to draw it about its center) Here is the cube in a slide.
The teal color was chosen as part of the color scheme for this background. If you wish
to change the color, select the image and choose the Fill Color button 
in the Drawing toolbar. The
arrow will let you select different colors and even create custom colors.
Note the yellow diamond at the upper-left side of the cube. The yellow diamond appears on three-dimensional shapes to control the depth of the image. Here's what happens when the diamond is used to reduce the depth of the image.
The cube maintains its height and width, but the depth of it is reduced.
If you have an AutoShape selected, you can add text to it just by typing. We'll add some text to this image.
You can change the font, size, and attributes of the text like any other piece of text.
You can also change the color of the text by clicking on the Text Color button on the
Drawing toolbar. 
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