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Tip Having made changes to one shape, you can easily apply the same attributes to another
shape by clicking the shape that has the desired attributes, clicking the Format Painter button
in the Clipboard group on the Home tab, and then clicking the shape to which you want to
copy the attributes. If you want to automatically apply the attributes of a shape to all future
shapes in the same publication, right-click the shape, click Format AutoShape, and on the
Colors And Lines page of the Format AutoShape dialog box, select the Apply Settings To
New AutoShapes check box.Connecting and Grouping Shapes
To show a relationship between two shapes, you can connect them with a line by joining
special handles called connection points. Moving a connected shape also moves the line,
maintaining the relationship between the connected shapes.
When you create a drawing composed of multiple shapes, you can group them so that
you can edit, copy, and move them as a unit. While shapes are grouped, you can still
change some of the attributes of an individual shape within the group by selecting only
that shape. You can ungroup the grouped shapes at any time and regroup them after
making changes.
In this exercise, you’ll draw several shapes of the same color. Then you’ll connect two
shapes and format the connection line. Finally, you’ll group the shapes.SET UP You need the Blank_start publication located in your Chapter30 practice
file folder to complete this exercise. Open the Blank_start publication, and save it
as Shapes. Then follow the steps.- On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes button.
The Shapes gallery expands.G31OP36
You can insert any shape from the gallery into your publication
and modify it by applying styles and inserting text.biu_Shapes