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If you want to change the formatting of the text, use the commands Format >
Character and Format > Paragraph as usual.
When you have finished editing the text, click anywhere outside the object. If you
want to return to this text later to edit it, you can do so by reselecting the AutoShape,
right clicking to obtain the context menu and selecting Edit Text from
this menu.
Important: When TextMaker displays a red bar in the margin below the text, this
indicates that the area available for text within the AutoShape is not large enough
to accommodate all the text that has been entered. In this case, you must either
enlarge the object or reduce the amount of text.
Note: Text frames, which are described in an earlier section of this chapter, are
really nothing more than AutoShapes (in this case simple rectangles) to which text
has been added. Thus, all the information in the section “Text frames” (beginning
on page 254) applies with equal validity to text frames and to AutoShapes containing
text.
Changing the properties of drawings
To modify the properties of a drawing, first select it with a mouse click. Then
invoke the Object > Properties command to bring up the associated dialog.
Tip: This command can also be invoked by double-clicking on the drawing.
The following settings can be made in this dialog:
Layout, Format, Filling, etc. property sheets
FreeOffice: In SoftMaker FreeOffice, the property sheets Shadow, 3D, and
Effects are not available.
The property sheets listed below are present for almost all object types. They allow
you to modify the following settings:
Layout: On this property sheet, you can change the position and outside margins
of the drawing and specify how the body text should flow around it. See section
“Object properties, Layout property sheet” beginning on page 237.
Format: For changing the size of the object. See section “Object properties,
Format property sheet” beginning on page 242.
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