Organizing objects

Creating and drawing objects and text areas is fundamental to the creation of a good slide show. These objects and text areas can be moved and copied to help you organize the layout of your slides. The following are terms which you should be familiar with:

Copy

The Copy command places a copy of the highlighted object onto the Clipboard. This copy can be pasted onto the slide using the Paste command. The pasted object is placed directly on top of the copied object. Move the duplicate object by clicking and dragging it.

Cut

The Cut command also places a copy of the highlighted object onto the Clipboard but, unlike the Copy command, removes the highlighted object from the slide. Use the Paste command to place the object back onto the screen.

Delete

The Delete command removes the selected object from a drawing without placing a copy of it on the Clipboard.

To Front

The highlighted object is placed in front of all objects.

To Back

The highlighted object is placed behind all objects.

Forward One

The highlighted object moves in front of one object.

Back One

The highlighted object moves behind one object.

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To delete an object

To copy or cut an object

To organize objects

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Drawing basic shapes

Shaping lines, curves, and curve objects

Selecting and deselecting objects

Changing the properties of a polygon or star

To apply line-ending shapes using the Outline Pen dialog box