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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>
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<bookmark_value>intersecting draw objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>polygons; intersecting/subtracting/merging</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149020" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="65">Combined drawing objects act as grouped objects, except that you cannot enter the group to edit the individual objects. </paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3154659" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="87">You can only combine 2D objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150344" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="32">To combine 2D objects:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145587" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="67">Choose <emph>Modify - Combine</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146978" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">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 role="paragraph" id="par_id3155088" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">When you combine objects, holes appear where the objects overlap.</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3157978" src="res/helpimg/kombi1.png" width="212.46mm" height="63.5mm"><alt id="alt_id3157978" xml-lang="en-US">Illustration for combining objects</alt>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153249" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">In the illustration, the uncombined objects are on the left and the combined objects on the right.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159229" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="68">Constructing Shapes</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150049" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="63">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 role="note" id="par_id3147403" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="88">Shape commands only work on 2D objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150539" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="89">Constructed shapes take on the properties of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156402" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="90">To construct a shape:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150650" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="70">Choose <emph>Modify - Shapes</emph> and one of the following:</paragraph>
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<emph>Merge</emph>
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<emph>Subtract</emph>
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<emph>Intersect</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145144" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="94">Shape Commands</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153931" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the following illustrations, the original objects are on the left and the modified shapes on the right.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149950" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="72">Shapes - Merge</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3145593" src="res/helpimg/formvers.png" width="88.37mm" height="33.34mm"><alt id="alt_id3145593" xml-lang="en-US">Illustration for merging shapes</alt>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150001" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="73">Adds the area of the selected objects to the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153002" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="74">Shapes - Subtract</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3154505" src="res/helpimg/formsubt.png" width="88.11mm" height="33.34mm"><alt id="alt_id3154505" xml-lang="en-US">Illustration for subtracting shapes</alt>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150022" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="75">Subtracts the area of the selected objects from the area of the lowermost object in the stacking order.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147370" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="78">Shapes - Intersect</paragraph>
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<image id="img_id3150658" src="res/helpimg/formschn.png" width="87.05mm" height="33.07mm"><alt id="alt_id3150658" xml-lang="en-US">Illustration for intersecting shapes</alt>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3157972" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="79">The overlapping area of the selected objects creates the new shape.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151020" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="80">The area outside the overlap is removed.</paragraph>
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