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Modular Designing Class 6

1. Styles in use: The list of the different styles used in the page including the default style for
the new shapes.
2. Predefined Style: EDraw provides many beautiful and applied styles, which help you format
shapes quickly. Also, you can modify the predefined style or create your own style.

Notes

1. One style may be used by more than one shapes. A style will be deleted automatically if no
shape uses it.
2. One shape may use more than one style.
3. Some shapes in the library have default styles applied. When you drag them to the page, the
styles will be added to Styles in use, you can modify them.

Format Shapes

1. Select the shape or shapes you want to format.
If the shapes are part of a group, select one or more shapes in the group.
2. On the Home tab, in Styles group, click Line, Fill or Shadow to open corresponding options
dialogue.
3. Select the formatting options you want.

Copy Formatting from One Shape to Another

1. Select the shape whose formatting you want to copy.
2. On the Home tab, in File group, click Format Painter .
3. Do one of the following operations:
1. To format a single shape, click the shape which you want to format.
2. To format multiple shapes, select all the shapes you want to format at the same
time.
Note:
You can also use Style in use to copy formatting from one shape to another.
• Select the shape which you want to format.
• Find the style which you want to copy to the shape in the Style in use, click it.

Change the Default Formatting for Shapes You Draw

1. Make sure that no shapes are selected.
2. On the Home tab, in Styles group, click Line, Fill or Shadow to open corresponding options
dialogue.
3. Select the formatting options you want.
When you drag one shape from the library or draw a new shape by using one of the following
drawing or text tools, the new default formatting is applied to the shape.

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