Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 152)

To make the shape’s body taller, shorter, wider, or narrower, drag the selection Â
handles on the shape’s bounding box.
Editing a Star
The star shape has a slider that increases or decreases the number of points in the star,
and a blue editing point that makes the angles between the star’s points sharper or
more obtuse.
View the number of points
currently in the star.
Drag to increase or
decrease the number
of points in the star.
Drag to change the angles
between points in the star.
Here are ways to edit a star:
When you select a star shape, the slider appears. Drag the slider to increase or
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decrease the number of points in the star.
Drag the blue editing point to change the angles between points in the star.
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Editing a Polygon
The polygon has a slider for increasing and decreasing the number of sides in
the polygon.
Drag to increase or
decrease the number of
sides in the polygon.
View the number of sides
currently in the polygon.
To edit a polygon:
When you select the polygon, the slider appears. Drag the slider to increase or
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decrease the number of sides in the polygon.
Using Sound and Movies
You can add audio—a music file, a playlist from your iTunes library, or any other sound
file—to a Pages document. You can add video that plays within a page.
152 Chapter 7 Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects