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Questions tagged [shapes]

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Where is a database shape in Visio?

I am trying to document an architecture in Visio, and I can't find a shape for a database. I see servers, clients, etc. - but no database.
leora
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How can I add additional connector (glue) points to a shape in word or powerpoint?

How can I add additional connector points to a shape in word or powerpoint? In openoffice draw these are called glue points. What I want in ms powerpoint: What I can do in open office draw: UPDATE: Based on Steve Rindsberg's answer I did this:…
Reto Höhener
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How to group a picture and a shape in Word 2013?

How to group a picture and a shape/text box in Microsoft Word 2013? I have discovered that I can't group pictures as well. Does "Group" command concerned with grouping shapes only? Are there any workarounds to this problem?
mms911
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canvas available in ms word 2016 (mac version)?

For drawing in an MS Word for Mac 2016 document, a canvas is apparently no longer necessary. Is it nevertheless available in any way? I liked them; they helped keep things contained. UPDATE: I am running on OS X. Have been informed that it is…
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Is there a way to create a custom shape library in Word?

I have a number of custom symbols I use regularly in Word. Right now, I have them saved as individual shapes in a Word document. I keep this open and cut-and-paste shapes as needed. However, I'd love to somehow add these shapes to a library that…
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PowerPoint’s "Save as Picture" adds unwanted space to resulting image

When I right-click a textbox shape and select "Save as Picture", no matter what format I choose, the resulting image has unwanted space in it. For example, if I have a textbox shape with text "Label", font "Arial", font size 8 and a red border, when…
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Exporting shapes from Visio

Is there a way to export shapes (included vector clipart) that are preinstalled with MS Visio? Copy/paste only copies them as bitmaps, without preserving the transparency. I also tried to export the entire drawing to EMF, WMF and several other…
vgru
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Need to convert SVG, EPS or PDF to Photoshop custom shape

I have an object in vector in SVG, EPS and PDF formats. I need any of them to be imported to Adobe Photoshop as a custom vector shape. How can I do that? Thanks a lot in advance
Timur Gafforov
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Adobe Illustrator: How to Create Outlines from Shapes

I have a complex shape created with the Pen Tool from a vendor (some shapes have strokes, others don't -- and they all combine to create one final shape). I need to convert the shape into an OUTLINE so that I can pass the file to my woodcutter to…
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PowerPoint Shape Issues - Arrows Off Center and Join/Cap Types Unresponsive

I've got the same issue as what's referenced here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42562386/ms-powerpoint-arrows-are-off-center#new-answer Looks like that user hasn't posted on this side yet, but I will, because I've been using PowerPoint for…
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How to resize Word shape object with keyboard?

I have some shapes that are very small. I can move these with the arrow keys, but resizing them does not seem to be possible (eg. with Shift-arrow or Ctrl-arrow). The Keyboard shortcuts for working with shapes, text boxes, and WordArt online help…
Jan Doggen
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Microsoft Visio - What is the shape name if it exists?

I am trying to depict an x number of servers. I want to do something like this: (pic of server 1) (pic of server 2) ... (pic of server n) What is the standard way to depict the "..." part? I tried making small circles for the dots, but the circles…
O_O
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How to visually group a set of shapes in a drawing canvas in Word 2010?

I'm drawing a flow chart in Word 2010 with the drawing canvas and shapes. I have a subset of the canvas that I want to visually "group" together (maybe draw a dotted box around these shapes) so that I can then label it as "ongoing" (in contrast to…
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Draw or edit a freeform shape in Outlook message

I'm trying to add a circle to a screenshot that I added to an email message in Outlook. How do I do this in the message editor without using any external photo editing utilities?
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Visio stop shapes from changing shapes shape

How can I make it so that my shapes don't affect other shapes? For example I have a container for a bunch of use cases, once I put a "use case" oval in it, it stretches the box. If I wanted the box to grow in size I would have changed the size…
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