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The ShapeMaker dialog box provides tabs that let you create various types of shapes.
All of the tabs have the following controls:
• Item: Lets you choose whether you want to create a text box, picture box, no-content
box, text path, or rule path.
• Width and Height: Lets you specify the width and height of the box or path. If you
have an item or items selected when you choose Utilities > ShapeMaker, these values
are filled in automatically to match the selected item or items.
• Columns and Gutters: When Text Box is selected from the Item menu, you can use
these fields to specify how many columns the text box should have and how wide
their gutters should be.
• Lines and Spacing: When Text Path is selected from the Item menu, you can use
these fields to specify how many lines to create and how far apart they are. (If a box
is selected and Lines is set to zero, the application will create as many paths as are
necessary to fill the area described by that box.)
• Alter Current Box: If a box is selected when you choose Utilities > ShapeMaker, the
application updates the shape of that box instead of creating a new item.
The controls in the tabs are described in the topics below.
ShapeMaker Waves tab
The Waves tab of the ShapeMaker dialog box (Utilities > ShapeMaker) lets you create
boxes with wavy sides. To use this tab, describe the waves you want to use in the Wave
1 and Wave 2 areas, then assign them to the four sides of the box using the controls
in the top part of the tab.
Waves tab of ShapeMaker dialog box
The controls in this tab are as follows:
Top, Left, Bottom, and Right: These controls let you configure the four sides of the
box. You can choose Wave 1, Wave 2, or Flat.
Reset: Makes all four sides of the box flat.
L-R: Applies the Wave 1 setting to the left and right sides of the box.
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