The co-ordinates of the top left of the element's rectangle.

Dimensions Width and Height

The width and height of the element's containing rectangle.

Type: Filled

This sets a filled shape: Rectangle or Oval. You also specify if the shape has fill and outline.

Type: Line

Set the horizontal, vertical or diagonal line type.

Fill style

Only applies to a filled shape. Set to solid for flat color. If you specify gradient you can then activate the gradient dialog by clicking Set.

Type: picture

Specifies a picture as the source. Clicking the Browse button allows you to select a file from the dialog box that subsequently appears. Clicking Reset restores the image to its original size, so no scaling is implemented.

Type: text

Makes the shape a text type. Clicking the Clear button removes formatting.

XP screenshots courtesy Mark Baird