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Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down menu only when a point on a
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ShapeMaker
With ShapeMaker, 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.)
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.