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The Shape Library provides several options which are discussed in the following sections.
Ac cess ing and Cre at ing Shape Li brar ies
You can open, close, or even create new shape libraries easily using the Shape Library dialog box.
To open other shape libraries
1. With the Shape Library dialog box displayed, click Select Lib... The Open dialog box
appears.
2. Select which library you would like to open, then click Open. The Shape Library dialog box
reappears with the selected library displayed.
If the project has ten libraries open, you may want to close a library so that another one may be opened.
To close or 'unattach' an open shape library
1. With the Shape Library dialog box displayed, choose from one of the open libraries of shapes
in the Shape: section.
2. Select which library you would like to close, then click Unattach Lib. A dialog box appears
asking if you really want to unattach the selected library. Click Yes.
3. The Shape Library dialog box reappears and the library is removed from the Shape library:
list.
You have the option of creating a new library. This can be very useful when organizing shapes.
To create a new shape library
1. With the Shape Library dialog box displayed, click New Lib... The New Library dialog box
appears.
2. Enter a name for the new library. Click OK.
3. The Shape Library dialog box appears with the new library loaded. Click Close.
4. The new library is now available to this project but it is not stored into the Library
subdirectory of EasyBuilder until the project file has been saved.
Cre ating, de let ing and plac ing shapes
EasyBuilder provides drawing tools that can be used to create shapes. For more information on how to use the
drawing tools, consult the first part of this chapter. The shapes that you create can be permanently stored into the
shape libraries for access by any project.
To add a new shape to a library
1. This example shows how to add a two-state shape to a library. You must first create the
shapes that you plan on storing using the drawing tools supplied with EasyBuilder. The
shapes can be any size. You can use any combination of drawing tools to create the shape.
2. Highlight the shape by clicking the mouse and dragging a rectangular outline so that it covers
the entire shape. When you are done, you should see small black squares around the
perimeter of the shape.
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