IBM Lotus Symphony


Opening the drawing bar in Documents

Choose View - Toolbar - Drawing to open the Drawing bar, where you can add shapes, lines, text, and callouts to the current document.

Function Name Icon Description
Select Icon Selects objects in the current document
Rectangle Icon Draws a rectangle where you drag in the current document. To draw a square, hold down Shift while you drag. Click where you want to place a corner of the rectangle, and drag to the size you want.
Ellipse Icon Draws an oval where you drag in the current document. Click where you want to draw the oval, and drag to the size you want. To draw a circle, hold down Shift while you drag.
Lines Icon The Single Line icon on the Drawing bar opens the Lines toolbar, where you can add lines and shapes to the current documents or slides. (contains drop-down items)
Shapes Icon Opens the Basic Shapes toolbar which contains basic shapes to be inserted into your document. (contains drop-down items)
Flow Charts, Callouts and Symbols Icon Opens the panel that contains Flowcharts, Callouts, Stars, and Symbols.
Text Box Icon The Text Box toolbar contains some icons to enter different types of text boxes. (contains drop-down items)
Fontwork Icon The Fontwork icon on the Text Box toolbar opens the Fontwork Gallery from which you can insert graphical text art into your document.
Extrusion On/Off Icon The Extrusion icon on the Text Box toolbar switches the 3D effects on and off for the selected objects.

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