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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Gluepoints</title>
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35<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1065F" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="gluepoints"><link href="text/simpress/guide/gluepoints.xhp">Using Gluepoints</link>
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37<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803040964" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In Impress and Draw, you can connect each two shapes with a line called a <link href="text/simpress/02/10100000.xhp">connector</link>. When you draw a connector between shapes, the connector will be attached to a gluepoint on each shape. Each shape has some default gluepoints, and the positions of the default gluepoints depend on the specific shape. You can add your own custom gluepoints to a shape and then attach connectors to the custom gluepoints.</paragraph>
38<paragraph role="heading" id="par_id0919200803041099" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">To add and edit gluepoints</paragraph>
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41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id091920080304108" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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46<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041082" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click the <emph>Glue Point</emph> icon on the Drawing toolbar.</paragraph>
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49<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041186" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Glue Points</item>.</paragraph>
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54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041160" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click the <emph>Insert Glue Point</emph> icon on the Gluepoints toolbar.</paragraph>
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57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041115" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click inside the shape where you want to add the new gluepoint.</paragraph>
58<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041133" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If the shape is filled, you can click anywhere inside the shape. If the shape is unfilled, you can click the border to insert a glue point. Once inserted, you can drag the glue point to another position inside the shape.</paragraph>
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61<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041250" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">With the four icons next to the <emph>Insert Glue Point</emph> icon, you choose the directions which will be permitted for a connector at this gluepoint. You can choose one or more directions for a particular gluepoint.</paragraph>
62<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041298" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If the <emph>Glue Point Relative</emph> icon is active, the gluepoint moves when you resize the object to keep its position relative to the object borders.</paragraph>
63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0919200803041223" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If the <emph>Glue Point Relative</emph> icon is not active, the icons next to it are no longer grayed out. With these icons you can decide where a gluepoint will be placed when the size of the object is changed.</paragraph>
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