Is there a way to add shapes to the shape library, and does anyone make a shape library for electronic block diagrams?

Hello!
I'm trying to use Pages or Keynote to make electronic block diagrams. The shapes library looks like it would be perfect for the job, but the shapes are limited. I know I can make a custom shape, but I live with slight brain damage, which means the mouse is NOT my friend. If I try to make custom shapes, they look like a kindergartener's scrawl, so that's not a solution.
All of the online forums I've been to so far say to use Visio (ick!) and if your desired symbol is not there, make it yourself. Well, several symbols are not there, and the first paragraph explains why this is a non-starter.
I would gladly pay some reasonable fee for electronic shapes, such as amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, etc. if someone made them. But from the help file I can't even see a way to add those shapes to the Apple shape library, so I'm not sure, other than copy and paste, how to handle outside shapes. Copy and paste is pretty labor intensive anyway, but if it's my only option, well, so be it.
Any suggestions? Aside from Visio, that is...
Thanks!
Jim

Hi Jim,
When you say the "Apple shape library" do you mean the Shapes button on the toolbar in Pages?
I don't think there is a way to add to the Shapes in Pages. However, you can create a custom template with shapes that you frequently use. Save a document with your shapes then Menu > File > Save as Template...
This will be saved in My Templates folder, and you can open it with Template Chooser. You will still have to Copy and Paste a shape into the document you are working on. No way around that!
I don't use Keynote, so I may be missing something in your question.
Regards,
Ian.

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