Operation Manual

Working with Graphics, Animation, and Multimedia 61
The QuickShape flyout lets you select pre-designed objects that
you can instantly add to your page, then adjust and vary using control
handles. The QuickShape flyout contains a wide variety of commonly
used shapes, including boxes, ovals, arrows, polygons and stars. The
unique QuickButton (indicated below) lets you draw a range of
common button shapes... then you can add hyperlinks or hotspots to
make your shapes clickable!
 Try it! Click the QuickShape button, then select a box shape from
the flyout. Click and drag out a small box on the screen.
The new box displays a sliding adjustment handle, used to control
corner shape. Most QuickShapes have multiple adjustment sliders.
 Drag the slider up for concave corners, down for convex. Note that
the tool has reverted to the Pointer, and you can also use it to move
or resize the box.
Initially, the box will have a black line border and a clear fill. The
easiest way to change the object’s line and fill properties is to use the
Studio.
 Display the Line panel of the Studio’s Attributes tab. Try adjusting
the Weight slider to give the box a thicker border, and click
various Type samples for a different line. Advanced options
include corner joins and end caps.
 Now display the Attributes tab’s Color panel. Try changing the
box’s line or fill color and/or shade by first right-clicking a solid
color sample, then choosing either Apply to Line or Apply to Fill.
(Left-clicking a sample applies the solid color or shade to the
selected object’s fill.).