Working with Shapes 939
- Point to any shape in the group, and when the pointer changes to a four-headed
arrow, drag the grouped object to the upper-left corner of the page until the
Object Position on the status bar is 1.00, 1.00 in.
Tip If you have difficulty positioning the shape by dragging, you can set the position
on the Layout tab of the Format AutoShape dialog box.
The entire group moves. - Drag the lower-right handle of the group up and to the left until the Object Size
shown on the toolbar is 1.50 x 1.00 in.
Tip If you have difficulty resizing the shape by dragging, you can set the position on
the Size tab of the Format AutoShape dialog box or in the Size group on the Drawing
Tools Format tab. - Click a blank area of the page to see the results.
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By combining shapes, you’ve created a cartoon waiter.- On the Insert tab, in the Basic Shapes section of the Shapes gallery, click
Trapezoid (the fourth shape in the first row). - Draw a small “cup” on top of the oval “tray.” Then hold down the Shift key, click
any of the other shapes, and click the Group button in the Arrange group.
Publisher adds the cup shape to the group.