IBM Lotus Symphony


Adding special shapes for cells

You can use the drawing toolbar to add special shapes, such as eclipses, diamonds, and triangles, to highlight cells.

Microsoft® Excel 2003

To add a special shape for a cell, do the following steps:
  1. If the drawing toolbar is not displayed, click View > Toolbars > Drawing.
  2. On the drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes > Basic Shapes to select a shape. The cursor becomes a cross.
  3. Drag the cursor to draw the selected shape, and then drag the shape to a suitable size.
  4. Right-click the shape and click Format AutoShape. The Format AutoShape window opens.
  5. Click the Colors and Lines tab in the Format AutoShapes window. In the Fill field, set Color to No Fill to make the shape transparent.
  6. Click the Properties tab. Select Move and size with cells to make the shape size change with the cell size.
  7. Click OK.

IBM® Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets

To add a special shape for a cell, do the following steps:
  1. If the drawing toolbar is not displayed, click View > Toolbar > Drawing.
  2. On the drawing toolbar, click Shapes > Basic to select a shape. The cursor becomes a cross.
  3. Drag the cursor to draw a shape, and then drag the shape to a suitable size.
  4. Select the shape and open the Properties panel on the sidebar. In the Area section, set Fill and Transparency fields to None.

In Lotus® Symphony™ Spreadsheets, the shape size changes with the cell size automatically.


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