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32<topic id="textsimpress0113050300xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
33<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Convert to 3D </title>
34<filename>/text/simpress/01/13050300.xhp</filename>
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37<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
38<lastedited date="2004-05-17T09:01:36">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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42<section id="in3d">
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45<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154017" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/simpress/01/13050300.xhp" name="Convert to 3D">Convert to 3D</link></paragraph>
46<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155066" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid=".uno:ConvertInto3D">Converts the selected object to a three-dimensional (3D) object.</ahelp></paragraph>
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51<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147339" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">
52<variable id="anmerkung">The selected object is first converted to a contour, and then to a 3D object.
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54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149127" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">If you select two or more objects and convert them to 3D, the result is a 3D group that acts as a single object. You can edit the individual objects in the group by choosing <switchinline select="appl">
55<caseinline select="DRAW"><emph>Modify</emph> - <emph>Enter Group</emph>
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57<emph>Format - Group - Edit Group</emph></defaultinline></switchinline>. Choose <switchinline select="appl">
58<caseinline select="DRAW"><emph>Modify – Exit Group</emph>
59</caseinline><defaultinline>
60<emph>Format – Group – Exit Group</emph></defaultinline></switchinline> when you are finished.</paragraph>
61<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3151242" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Converting a group of objects to 3D does not change the stacking order of the individual objects.</paragraph>
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63<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3146965" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">Press F3 to quickly enter a group and Ctrl+F3 to leave the group.</paragraph>
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65<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145114" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">You can also convert bitmap images and vector graphics, including clipart, to 3D objects. $[officename] treats bitmaps as rectangles and vector graphics as a group of polygons when converting to 3D.</paragraph>
66<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149876" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Even drawing objects that contain text can be converted.</paragraph>
67<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153960" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">If you want, you can also apply a <link href="text/shared/01/05350000.xhp" name="3D Effect">3D Effect</link> to the converted object.</paragraph>
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