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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 69*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 70*cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3148699"> 71*cdf0e10cSrcweir 72*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 73*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 74*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="unordered"> 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 105*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 106*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 107*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 108*cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153083"> 109*cdf0e10cSrcweir 110*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 111*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 112*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 113*cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 114*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 115*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 116*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 117*cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 118*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 119*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 120*cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153571"> 121*cdf0e10cSrcweir 122*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 123*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 124*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 125*cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 126*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 127*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 128*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 129*cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 130*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 131*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 132*cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153738"> 133*cdf0e10cSrcweir 134*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 135*cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 136*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 137*cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 138*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 139*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 140*cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 141*cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 142*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 143*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 144*cdf0e10cSrcweir <section id="relatedtopics"> 145*cdf0e10cSrcweir 146*cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 147*cdf0e10cSrcweir 148*cdf0e10cSrcweir </section> 149*cdf0e10cSrcweir </body> 150*cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 151
