Drawing or Inserting Free Floating Objects

This topic describes how to work with the following free-floating objects:

Drawing Shapes

Shapes (rectangles, rounded rectangles and octagons) can be inserted anywhere in your chart. Once drawn the shape can be repositioned or resized.

To draw a shape:

1        Select Shape | Rectangle from the Insert menu, or click the Rectangle tool . The cursor changes to a crosshair .

Note: You can also select other shapes, such as an Octagon.

2        Click and drag on the chart to draw a rectangle.

3        Click on the Select tool  (or press Esc) to deselect the Shape tool

Drawing Lines

You can draw both constrained (horizontal or vertical) and unconstrained (diagonal) lines. Once drawn a line can be repositioned or resized.

To draw a line:

1        Select Line | Horizontal or Vertical from the Insert menu, or click the Horizontal or Vertical Line tool .

Or

Select Line | Diagonal from the Insert menu, or click the Diagonal Line tool .

The cursor changes to a crosshair .

2        Click and drag on the chart to draw a line.

3        Click on the Select tool  (or press <Esc>) to deselect the Line tool. 0

Inserting Text Boxes

Text boxes enable you enter text anywhere on your chart. Once added a text box can be reformatted, repositioned or resized.

To create a text box:

1        Select Text Box from the Insert menu, or click the Insert Text tool . The cursor changes to a  Symbol.

2        Click on the chart and start typing.

3        When you have entered all the text, click again. The text is displayed in a text box as follows:

4        Click on the Select tool  (or press <Esc>) to deselect the Insert Text tool. 0

Inserting Pictures

You can insert pictures to a chart as free-floating objects.

To insert pictures as free-floating objects:

1        Select Picture from the Insert menu, or click the Insert Picture button . The Select Picture dialog box is displayed.

2        Select an image file.

3        Click Open to embed the picture in your chart as a free-floating object.

4        You can reposition the picture by clicking on it and dragging it to a new location.

5        Note: Click the down-arrow on the right of the Open button and select Open as Link to link the picture in your chart. Linked pictures are not included in chart files; only a reference to the picture is included. 0