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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 55*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155088" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="34">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph> 56*8e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3148699"> 57*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 58*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 59*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 61*8e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 62*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 63*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 64*8e9b354dSmseidel</table> 65*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153249" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="35">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph> 66*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 67*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150049" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="63">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> 68*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 69*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150539" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="89">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 70*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 71*8e9b354dSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 72*8e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 73*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 74*8e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 75*8e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 76*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150650" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Choose <emph>Modify - Shapes</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph> 77*8e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 78*8e9b354dSmseidel</list> 79*8e9b354dSmseidel<list type="unordered"> 80*8e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 81*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 82*8e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 83*8e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 84*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 85*8e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 86*8e9b354dSmseidel<listitem> 87*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 88*8e9b354dSmseidel</listitem> 89*8e9b354dSmseidel</list> 90*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 91*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153931" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph> 92*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 93*8e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153083"> 94*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 95*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 96*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 98*8e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 99*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 100*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 101*8e9b354dSmseidel</table> 102*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150001" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="73">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 103*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 104*8e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153571"> 105*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 106*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 107*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 108cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 109*8e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 110*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 111*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 112*8e9b354dSmseidel</table> 113*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150022" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="75">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph> 114*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 115*8e9b354dSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3153738"> 116*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablerow> 117*8e9b354dSmseidel<tablecell> 118*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 119cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 120*8e9b354dSmseidel</image></paragraph> 121*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablecell> 122*8e9b354dSmseidel</tablerow> 123*8e9b354dSmseidel</table> 124*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157972" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="79">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph> 125*8e9b354dSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 126*8e9b354dSmseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 127*8e9b354dSmseidel<embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 128*8e9b354dSmseidel</section> 129*8e9b354dSmseidel</body> 130cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 131
