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Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Draw Guide

Combining Multiple Objects

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• Introduction: Grouping and Combining Objects
• Grouping Objects
  • Grouping by Common Selection
  • Maintaining Groups and Undoing Groups
  • Editing Individual Objects in a Group
  • Nesting Groups
• Combining Objects
  • Connecting Lines
• Merging, Subtracting, or Intersecting Shapes
  • Merge
  • Subtract
  • Intersect
  • Practical Example
• Aids for Positioning Objects
  • Moving an Object to the Front or to the Back
  • Aligning Objects
  • Distributing the Distance and Space Between Objects

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Merging, Subtracting, or Intersecting Shapes

After you have selected more than one object, the Merge, Subtract, and Intersect functions can be reached in the Modify → Shapes menu or through the group’s right-click menu under the heading Shapes.