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You can draw predefined shapes, such as basic shapes, arrows, and stars using the Perfect Shapes collection. Basic shapes, arrow shapes, and star shapes have glyphs which let you modify their appearance.
You can add text to the inside or outside of the shape. For example, you might want to put a label inside a flowchart symbol.
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Click the Perfect Shapes tools button, and click one of the following tools:
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Basic shapes
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Arrow shapes
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Flowchart shapes
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Miscellaneous shapes
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Callout shapes
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Open the Perfect shapes picker on the property bar, and click a shape.
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Drag in the drawing window until the shape is the size you want.
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Perfect Shapes can be modified like any other shapes.
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| To modify a predefined shape | |
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Select a shape with a glyph.
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Drag the glyph until the shape is modified the way you want.
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The right-angle triangle, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not have glyphs.
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| To add text to a predefined shape | |
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Click the Text tool
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Position the cursor inside the shape’s outline until it changes to a text cursor box
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Type and format text inside the shape.
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