Launch Microsoft Word and create a blank document. Prepare the basic structure of the fishbone diagram by adding basic shapes. Insert text to define causes and effects. Customize the fishbone diagram.

Click the "Shapes" button on the ribbon and choose the rectangle option under the Basic Shapes section. Press and hold down the "Shift" key, if desired, to ensure you draw a square, not a rectangle.

Just like Microsoft Word, the Ink to Shape feature can be used with Microsoft PowerPoint. The procedure is pretty much the same as with Word. Go to the Draw tab.