Adding text
EasyShapes are especially useful because they can contain text.
Many are designed with padding (space) between the text and the
object outlines. Text wraps inside these EasyShapes without touching
the edges. If you use EasyShapes to create things like organizational
charts and process diagrams, you dont have to create separate text
objects to enter text into your diagrams.
Ways to enter and edit text in EasyShapes are described later in this
section.
Smart editing
Some EasyShapes have smart edit modes. For example, an
EasyShapes arrow can be edited by dragging handles that adjust the
size and shape of the arrow head and arrow body. An EasyShapes
thought balloon has a handle that extends the balloon without dis-
torting the overall shape.
To draw EasyShapes
1
Select an EasyShapes tool. To display the tools, open the
Object Tools toolbar, then open the EasyShapes toolbar to select an
EasyShapes tool. Some EasyShapes are contained in toolbars that
pop out from the main EasyShapes toolbar.
Note: You can drag an EasyShapes toolbar away from the toolbox to
make it a floating palette. You can dock these palettes on the Dock-
ing bar.
2
Place the pointer in the document where you want to begin
drawing and drag diagonally. As you drag, you define a bounding
box for the object.
3
The new object appears with the current fill ink, pen ink, and
stroke properties, and is selected.
You can select
EasyShapes toolbars
from the main
EasyShapes toolbar in
the Object Tools toolbar
EasyShapes tool