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| | This is Chapter '''2''' of '''OpenOffice.org 2.x Draw Guide''' (second edition), produced by the [http://oooauthors.org/ OOoAuthors group]. A PDF of this chapter is available from the [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ OOoAuthors Guides page] at OpenOffice.org. | | This is Chapter '''2''' of '''OpenOffice.org 2.x Draw Guide''' (second edition), produced by the [http://oooauthors.org/ OOoAuthors group]. A PDF of this chapter is available from the [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ OOoAuthors Guides page] at OpenOffice.org. |
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| − | This chapter describes how to draw simple shapes. All shapes, whether they are simple lines, rectangles, or more complicated shapes, are called ''objects''. This is common notation in vector drawing software. You can create 2D and 3D objects in Draw.
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| − | In this chapter we will restrict ourselves to producing 2D drawing objects. The following chapters of this Guide describe how to work with and edit such objects.
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| − | The drawing tools are found on the Drawing toolbar. Figure 1 shows the standard form of the toolbar as installed with Draw. You can configure any and all of the toolbars to your own needs and add, move, hide or delete toolbar icons as you wish.
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| − | The Drawing toolbar is normally located at the bottom of the window. If you do not see it, activate it from the '''View > Toolbars '''menu. As in all OpenOffice.org components, you can place the toolbar on the Draw window wherever you wish.''
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| − | Draw 2 offers the ability to create ''custom shapes''. These correspond to “Autoshapes” in Microsoft Office. The ''shape elements'' used in version 1 of OOo are still available, but you are encouraged to use custom shapes instead, because current and future development is focused on these rather than shape elements.
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| − | The two types of shape differ in their properties and are dealt with separately in the relevant chapter of this Guide. The main differences relate to the behavior of 3D objects and text handling. Beginners can safely ignore both for the present.
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