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rotated 20 degrees from the original item; and so on. The rotation is
counterclockwise from the original item.
• To specify the thickness of either the final duplicated frame (for a picture box or
text box), or the final duplicated line (for a text path or line), enter a point value
in the End Frame/Line Width or End Line Width field.
• When duplicating a box or a line, enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box
Shade or End Line Shade field to specify the background color shade in the final
duplicated box or the line color shade of the final duplicated text path or line.
• When duplicating a box that has a blended background, the End Box Shade 2
field is enabled. Enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box Shade 2 field to
specify the second background shade for the blend in the final duplicated box.
• To specify the scale of the final duplicated picture box, text box, text path, or
line, enter a value from 1% to 1000% in the End Item Scale or End Line Scale
field.
• To skew a duplicated box, enter a value from 75° to –75° in the End Item Skew
field to specify the skew or slant of the final duplicated box.
• To scale the contents of a picture box, text box, or text path scaled to fit the
duplicate boxes, check Scale Contents.
• To specify the point around which rotation or scaling will take place for the item,
choose an option from the Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down menu. Note
that Selected Point is available as a choice in the Rotate & Scale Relative To
drop-down menu only when a point on a Bezier item is selected.
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Click OK.
ShapeMaker XTensions software
With ShapeMaker XTensions software, you can create a wide variety of intricate shapes.
You can create new shapes from scratch, or apply new shapes to existing boxes.
To display the ShapeMaker dialog box, choose Utilities > ShapeMaker.
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.)
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