Drawing or Inserting Free-Floating Objects

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

See:

Drawing Shapes

Drawing Lines

Inserting Text Boxes

Inserting Pictures

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        Click the Insert tab and select Shape | Rectangle, or click the Rectangle button from the left-side toolbar.

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.

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Drawing Lines

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

You can attach labels to free-floating lines. See Adding_Labels for more information.

To draw a line:

1        Click the Insert tab and select Line | Horizontal or Vertical, or click the Horizontal or Vertical Line button from the left-side toolbar.

OR

Click the Insert tab and select Line | Diagonal, or click the Diagonal Line button . The cursor changes to a crosshair .

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

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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        Click the Insert tab and select Text Box, or click the Text Box button from the left-side toolbar. 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:

Inserting Pictures

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

To insert pictures as free-floating objects:

1        Click the Insert tab and select Picture, or click the Insert Picture button from the left-side toolbar.

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.

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.