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You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3148699"> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir 66cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156019" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 81cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 85cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 86cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="unordered"> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="91"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="92"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="93"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph> 100cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph> 102cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153083"> 103cdf0e10cSrcweir 104cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 106cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148585" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 107cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 108cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 109cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 110cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 111cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 112cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 113cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph> 114cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153571"> 115cdf0e10cSrcweir 116cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 117cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 118cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150338" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 119cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 120cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 121cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 122cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 123cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 124cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 125cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph> 126cdf0e10cSrcweir <table id="tbl_id3153738"> 127cdf0e10cSrcweir 128cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablerow> 129cdf0e10cSrcweir <tablecell> 130cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150570" role="paragraph" l10n="E"> 131cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 132cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 133cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablecell> 134cdf0e10cSrcweir </tablerow> 135cdf0e10cSrcweir </table> 136cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 137cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph> 138cdf0e10cSrcweir <section id="relatedtopics"> 139cdf0e10cSrcweir 140cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/groups.xhp#groups"/> 141cdf0e10cSrcweir 142cdf0e10cSrcweir </section> 143cdf0e10cSrcweir </body> 144cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 145
