Set basic properties for the grouped objects including drawing properties, alignment or rotation.
Some properties do not apply to this object, so options may be disabled or unavailable.
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Drawing Properties Tab of Multiple Objects Task Pane
Fill
- None
Select None to disable fill effects.
- Solid
Specify color and transparency to apply solid fill. - Color
Select a color from the color palette.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Gradation
Fill the background with gradation for gradual color spread. - Type
Select a gradation type to spread.
- Direction
Select a gradation direction to spread.
- Angle
Specify the angle of the effect.
- Gradient Stops
Provides gradient stops preview bar.
- Gradient Stops
Each stop is located below the gradation preview bar and you can view the color, position and transparency of a gradient stop by selecting the gradient stop on the bar.
- Color
Select a color from the color palette and change the color of the selected gradient stop.
- Position
Adjust the position of the selected gradient stop
- Transparency
Specify the transparency of the selected gradient point.
- Rotate with Shape
Select this option to rotate the fill effect when the object is rotated.
- Pattern
Fill the object with a pattern. - Pattern
Select a pattern from the image collection to fill the side of the object.
- Foreground Color
Select the foreground color of the pattern when the color palette appears.
- Background Color
Select the background color of the pattern when the color palette appears.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Image
Fill the object with an image. - Image
Open a picture file to fill the side of the object.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the image.
- Rotate with Shape
Select this option to rotate the fill effect when the object is rotated.
- Tiled
Stretch or tile the picture to fill.
The sub options are vary depending on the arrangement.- Base Point
Specify where to set as a base point in the background.
- Offset X/Y
Specify how much space to set in horizontal and vertical directions from base point.
- Scale X/Y
Adjust the horizontal and vertical scale of the picture.
- Mirror Type
Specify the symmetry type of the picture to fill in tiles. Select from “None, Horizontal, Vertical, All”.
- Base Point
- Offset Left/Right
Specify the horizontal scale of the picture so that the width of the picture is scaled to the left or right of the object.
- Offset Top/Bottom
Specify the vertical scale of the picture so that the height of the picture is scaled relative to the top or bottom of the object.
Line
You can specify the color, weight, type, and end style settings for the selected line.
- None
Select None to disable lines.
- Solid
Apply lines with the color of your choice.
- Color
Specify the line color.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Line Type
Specify the line type.
- Line Weight
Specify the line weight.
- End Style
Specify the end style of the line.
- Corner Style
Specify the corner style of the line.
- Arrow
Specify the style and size for the begin and end arrows.
- Gradation
Fill the background with gradation for gradual color spread. - Type
Select a gradation type to spread.
- Direction
Select a gradation direction to spread.
- Angle
Specify the line angle for linear gradation.
- Gradient Stops
Provides gradient stops preview bar.
- Gradient Stops
Each stop is located below the gradation preview bar and you can view the color, position and transparency of a gradient stop by selecting the gradient stop on the bar.
- Color
Select a color from the color palette and change the color of the selected gradient stop.
- Position
Adjust the position of the selected gradient stop
- Transparency
Specify the transparency of the selected gradient point.
- Line Type
Specify the line type.
- Line Weight
Specify the line weight.
- End Style
Specify the end style of the line.
- Corner Style
Specify the corner style of the line.
- Arrow
Specify the style and size for the begin and end arrows.
Size and Properties Tab of Group Task Pane
Size and Properties
Change the size of an object, rotate it, or set its position within a document.
- Size and Rotation
You can adjust the size of an object by entering specific values and rotate it.
- Width
Specify the width of the object.
- Height
Specify the height of the object.
- Rotate
Type a value to rotate an object.
- Width Ratio
Enter the horizontal ratio value in percentage.
- Height Ratio
Enter the vertical ratio value in percentage.
- Icons for Adjusting Zoom Ratio
Click one of the icons to change the zoom ratio of an object.
- Lock Aspect Ratio
Maintain aspect ratio when changing either width or height of the selected object. The function may not be available depending on the selected object.
- Relative to Original Size
Set to adjust the scale based on the original size of an object. The function may not be available depending on the selected object.
- Original Size
Click Reset to restore the original size of the object. The function may not be available depending on the selected object.
- Position on Slide
You can specify the position and position basis of the inserted object and its distance from the position basis.
- Horizontal
Set horizontal alignment and position of an object. You can select a location from the From list.
- Vertical
Set vertical alignment and position of an object. You can select a location from the From list.
Alignment
Change the order of objects or set alignment and spacing.
- Order
Click one of the icons to change the order of objects.
- Alignment
Click one of the icons to set alignment for the objects.
- Distribute
Click one of the icons to set distribution for the objects.
- Group Objects
Click on of the buttons to group or ungroup the objects.
Rotate
Rotate and object.
- Rotate
Click on of the icons to rotate and object.
Text Box Properties
- Vertical Alignment
Click one of the icons to set alignment for paragraph.
- AutoFit
- Do Not AutoFit
Set the shape size or font size to remain unchanged when entering text in a shape.
- Shrink Text on Overflow
If you enter a large number of text in the title, content or body placeholder, automatically reduce the size of the text so that it does not exceed the size of the object.
- Resize Shape to Fit Text
When you type text in a shape, the height of the shape changes to fit the size of the text, with the width of the shape fixed.