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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Combining Objects and Constructing Shapes</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156443"><bookmark_value>combining; draw objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>merging; draw objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>connecting; draw objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>draw objects; combining</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>intersecting draw objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>polygons; intersecting/subtracting/merging</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>subtracting polygons</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>constructing shapes</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149020" role="paragraph">Combined drawing objects act as grouped objects, except that you cannot enter the group to edit the individual objects. </paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154659" role="note">You can only combine 2D objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150344" role="heading" level="2">To combine 2D objects:</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3166428" role="listitem">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145587" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Shape - Combine</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146978" role="paragraph">Unlike groups, a combined object takes on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order. You can split apart combined objects, but the original object properties are lost.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155088" role="paragraph">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3157978" src="media/helpimg/kombi1.png" width="8.3646inch" height="2.5inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3157978">Illustration for combining objects</alt>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153249" role="paragraph">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159229" role="heading" level="2">Constructing Shapes</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150049" role="paragraph">You can construct shapes by applying the <link href="text/simpress/01/13180000.xhp" name="Shapes"><emph>Shapes</emph></link> <emph>- Merge, Subtract and Intersect</emph> commands to two or more drawing objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147403" role="note">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150539" role="paragraph">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156402" role="heading" level="3">To construct a shape:</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157874" role="listitem">Select two or more 2D objects.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150650" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Shape</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145829" role="listitem"> <emph>Merge</emph> </paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154680" role="listitem"> <emph>Subtract</emph> </paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153034" role="listitem"> <emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145144" role="heading" level="3">Shape Commands</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153931" role="paragraph">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149950" role="heading" level="3">Shapes - Merge</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3145593" src="media/helpimg/formvers.png" width="3.4791inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3145593">Illustration for merging shapes</alt>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150001" role="paragraph">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153002" role="heading" level="3">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3154505" src="media/helpimg/formsubt.png" width="3.4689inch" height="1.3126inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3154505">Illustration for subtracting shapes</alt>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150022" role="paragraph">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147370" role="heading" level="3">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3150658" src="media/helpimg/formschn.png" width="3.4272inch" height="1.302inch"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3150658">Illustration for intersecting shapes</alt>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157972" role="paragraph">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151020" role="paragraph">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph>
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