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• Winds: Lets you control how many times the spiral goes around.
• Rate: Lets you control how quickly the width of the spiral increases.
• Segments: Lets you control how circular the spiral is allowing you to specify the
number of segments per wind.
• Smoothness: Lets you control how smooth the spiral is. You can get a harder-edged
shape by lowering the Segments value and decreasing the Smoothness value.
• Clockwise and Counterclockwise: Lets you control the direction of the spiral.
• Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
• Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes.
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Cloud tool
To create a cloud shape in two ways:
1 Select the Cloud tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the cloud
and then click and drag.
2 Select the Cloud tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the cloud
and click once. The Create Cloud dialog box displays:
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