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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 56*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155088" role="paragraph" l10n="U">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph> 578e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3148699"> 588e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 598e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 608e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3157978" src="res/helpimg/kombi1.png" width="8.3646inch" height="2.5inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3157978">Illustration for combining objects</alt> 628e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 638e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 648e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 658e9b354dSmseidel</table> 66*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153249" role="paragraph" l10n="U">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph> 67*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 68*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150049" role="paragraph" l10n="U">You can construct shapes by applying the <link href="text/simpress/01/13180000.xhp" name="Shapes"><emph>Shapes</emph></link> <emph>- Merge, Subtract and Intersect</emph> commands to two or more drawing objects.</paragraph> 69*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 70*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150539" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 71*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 728e9b354dSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 738e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 74*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 758e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 768e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 77*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150650" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Modify - Shapes</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph> 788e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 798e9b354dSmseidel</list> 808e9b354dSmseidel<list type="unordered"> 818e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 82*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Merge</emph></paragraph> 838e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 848e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 85*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Subtract</emph></paragraph> 868e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 878e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 88*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 898e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 908e9b354dSmseidel</list> 91*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shape Commands</paragraph> 92*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153931" role="paragraph" l10n="U">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph> 93*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 948e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153083"> 958e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 968e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 978e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3145593" src="res/helpimg/formvers.png" width="3.4791inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3145593">Illustration for merging shapes</alt> 998e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 1008e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 1018e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 1028e9b354dSmseidel</table> 103*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150001" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 104*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 1058e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153571"> 1068e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 1078e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 1088e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 109cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3154505" src="res/helpimg/formsubt.png" width="3.4689inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3154505">Illustration for subtracting shapes</alt> 1108e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 1118e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 1128e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 1138e9b354dSmseidel</table> 114*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150022" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 115*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 1168e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153738"> 1178e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 1188e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 1198e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 120cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3150658" src="res/helpimg/formschn.png" width="3.4272inch" height="1.302inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3150658">Illustration for intersecting shapes</alt> 1218e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 1228e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 1238e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 1248e9b354dSmseidel</table> 125*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157972" role="paragraph" l10n="U">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph> 126*0d18cdd1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 1278e9b354dSmseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 1288e9b354dSmseidel<embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 1298e9b354dSmseidel</section> 1308e9b354dSmseidel</body> 131cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 132
