Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 120)

5-14 AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Connecting objects
When you want to make an intricate design with many curves or angles, you
can connect a series of shapes. You can connect any combination of freehand
shapes, polygons, regular polygons, and bezigons.
Start by creating the two objects you want to connect. Then select one of the
objects and choose Reshape from the Arrange menu. You see anchor points on
the object and the reshape pointer.
To
Choose Cut or Copy from
the Edit menu, and then Example
(before and after)
Connect the end of one object
to the start of another Select the second object and click
on the Default button bar, or
choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Then choose Reshape again.
Connect the starting points
of two objects Select the starting point of the
second object and click
on the
Default button bar, or choose Paste
from the Edit menu. Then choose
Reshape again.
Create a pattern of duplicate
connected shapes Click on the Default button
bar, or choose Paste from the Edit
menu one or more times. Then
choose Reshape again.
* Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
Reshape pointer
Objects to be connected
Anchor point
In the Help index, * see:
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connecting objects