Apple Pages 2 User Manual

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Chapter 7

Changing Object Properties

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Repeat step 3 to create additional points as required. Every time you add a new point,

Pages connects it with the preceding point using a line with the current stroke and

with the first point using no stroke, and fills the shape with the default fill color for the

template you’re using. You can change the fill color using the Fill pop-up menu in the

Graphic Inspector.

To delete a segment you’ve just created, press Delete. Pressing Delete again removes

the preceding segment, too.

To stop drawing and close the shape (add a solid line between the last and first

points), click the first point.

To stop drawing and leave the shape open (no line between the last and first points)

so that you can work with it more later, press the Esc (Escape) key or double-click the

last point created.

Your new shape is a fixed object that you can move and group like any fixed object.

To finish and close an open shape:

Click once in the shape to select it, and then click it a second time to make it editable.

Double-click one of the two points at either end of the open segment.

To add additional points, click in other locations as needed.

To stop drawing and close the shape, click the point at the end of the open segment.

To change a custom shape to an inline object:

Select the shape, and then open the Wrap Inspector and click “Moves with text”.

Select the shape and choose Edit > Cut. Place the insertion point where you want the

shape to appear, and then choose Edit > Paste.

Here’s the open segment.