Insert a shape

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Application: Table Home Edition macOS

You can add the following types of shapes to your documents: line, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, diamond, folded corner, star, heart, brackets, arrows, callouts, or text box.

Insert a line

To insert a line into a document, do the following:

1.Open the insert sub-menu in one of the following ways:

•In the Command menu, select Insert > Shape > Lines.

•On the Toolbar, select the Insert section and click t_more . In the displayed insert pane, place the cursor on the t_insert_shape Shape button.

2.In the sub-menu that opens, select the type of line to insert: line, arrow, double-sided arrow. The cursor will look like a crosshair cursor_crosshair .

3.If needed, select the arrow type.

4.Add a line in one of the following ways:

•Click the left mouse button on the place where the line start point should be located. A line with a length of 4.24 cm and an angle of 45° will be added to the document.

•Hold down the left mouse button and draw a line in the desired location of the document. To finish drawing, release the left mouse button.

5.If needed, edit the length and the angle of the line.

Insert a shape

To insert a shape to a document, do the following:

1.Select the place where you want to insert the shape on the sheet.

2.Display the list of shapes in one of the following ways:

•In the Command menu, select Insert > Shape.

•On the Toolbar, select the Insert section and click t_more . In the insert pane that appears, place the cursor over t_insert_shape Shape.

3.In the opened sub-menu, select the shape you want to insert.

You can add text or a link to a shape as follows:

1.Double-click the shape to enter the shape editing mode.

2.Add text or a link to the shape:

•Enter the text manually. You can format the text in the shape the same way as you would format the text in your document.

•Insert a link as described in the Links section.

3.Click anywhere on the sheet outside the shape to leave the editing mode.

Insert a text box

A text box is a framed text which can be easily moved within the sheet you are working on.

To insert a text box, follow these steps:

1.Place the cursor on the place on the sheet where you want to insert a text box.

2.Insert the text box in one of the following ways:

•In the Command menu, select Insert and then Text Box.

•On the Toolbar, select the Insert section and click t_insert_textbox Text Box.

3.Enter the text you want to be displayed in the text box. You can also add a link to the text box. The text can be formatted in the same manner as you would format the main text in the document.

4.To deselect the text box, click anywhere in the document outside of the text box.

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