Shapes

Shapes

Shapes can be resized using the resize handle that appears when the shape is selected. Points can be attached to a shape at anchor points. A shape is selected and moved by clicking on the Move Handle.

Unselected Shape	Selected Shape

Insert a Shape

Click on Shape button on the Toolbar.
The shape dialog box appears. Click on the shape you want.
Click on the Insert button.

Note: You can also insert a shape by:

From Grid menu, point to Insert and select Shape, or

Right-click somewhere in the figure editor, point to Insert and select Shape.

Select a Shape

Click on the Move Handle of the shape that you wish to select (shape turns red when selected)

Note: To deselect a shape click elsewhere on the figure editor screen.

Move Shape

Click on Move Handle and drag.

Resize Shape

Select shape
Click on resizing handle and drag.

Note: You can also resize a shape using the Shape Properties Dialog Box.

Rotate Shape

Select shape
Click on rotate handle and drag left or right in a circular motion.

Note: You can also rotate a shape using the Shape Properties Dialog Box.

Flip Shape

Select shape
Double-click on the move handle .
The Shape Properties Dialog Box will appear.
Click on the Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical button. Then click OK.

Change Shape Line Style

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Line Style.
Click on the style you desire.

Change Shape Line Width

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Line Width.
Size dialog box appears. Move slider to change point size or type size number into textbox. Close Size dialog box.

Change Shape Color

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Color.
Color dialog box appears. Click on the color you desire. Click on Ok.

Shade in Shape

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Shading Style.
Select the shading style you desire.

Note: The default shading style is None.

Make Shape Invisible

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Visible.
To make shape visible again, repeat previous two steps

Note: When an object is visible, there is a check next to visible in the right-click menu.

Delete Shape

Select shape
Place pointer over shape and right-click. Select Delete.

Attach a point to Shape

Select a point and drag it over the anchor point you wish to attach it to. When the blue highlighted ring appears around the point, release the mouse button and the point will be attached to the anchor point.

Note: Once you attach a point to a shape, if you wish to detach it from the shape, place pointer over point and right-click. Select Detach.