Making shapes editable – Apple Pages '08 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Working with Shapes, Graphics, and Other Objects
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The pointer changes from an arrow to a small pen tip.
Click anywhere in your document to create the first point of the custom shape.
3
To create a second point and connect it with the first point using a straight line, click a
second location.
To create a curved segment instead of a straight one, click in the second location and
then drag the mouse to change the curve angle or extend the curve. Release the
mouse when you’re satisfied with the curve.
The line that connects the two points has the default stroke style for the template
you’re using. You can change the line into another kind of line later using the Stroke
settings in the Graphic Inspector.
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Repeat step 3 to create additional points as required. Every time you add a new point,
Pages connects it with the preceding point using a line with the current stroke and
with the first point using no stroke, and fills the shape with the default fill color for the
template you’re using. You can change the fill color later using the Fill settings in the
Graphic Inspector.
To delete a segment you’ve just created, press Delete. Pressing Delete again removes
the preceding segment, too.
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To stop drawing and close the shape (add a solid line between the last and first points),
click the first point.
To stop drawing and leave the shape open (no line between the last and first points) so
that you can work with it more later, press the Esc (Escape) key or double-click the last
point created.
To finish and close an open shape, click once in the shape to select it, and then click it a
second time to show its points. Double-click one of the two points at either end of the
open segment. The pointer changes to a pen tip.
If you want to add additional points, click other locations as needed. When you’re ready
to stop drawing and close the shape, click the point at the end of the open segment.
Making Shapes Editable
Before you can edit a shape, you need to make it editable.
Here’s the open segment.