Shapes (S)

A shape is a basic component of an overview diagram. It is just a colored rectangle, triangle, ellipse, diamond, chevron or hexagon with a text inside. It can be positioned in any place in the diagram. The user can edit the text inside the shape and change its graphical properties.

To create a new shape press one of the buttons in the Insert group of the Home tab.

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The new shape will be placed in the top left corner of the diagram or on top of the currently selected shape. It will be switched automatically to the edit mode. Thus, you can immediately start typing the text. In order to leave the edit mode it is enough to click somewhere outside the shape. In order to enter the edit mode again double click the shape. You can format parts of the shape text independently. Use the bar above the shape to choose for font family, size, style, color, background color and to decide on the style of a list. You can also insert a hyperlink there.

In order to move or to resize the shape click on it and then drag it to the desired place or move its border holding one of the small circles on the edge.

The shape has also graphical component properties. Unlike for brainstorm notes you can also align the text of the shape vertically (top or center).

You can Delete, Cut, Copy and Paste a shape using the corresponding buttons in the Actions group.

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You can also do the following operations on a shape:

Just right mouse click a shape and select the corresponding item from the menu.

A special type of an overview shape is an image.

Go to the design mode to better adjust the positions of the shapes.