Add Custom Properties to Balloons

Balloon shapes display the following number of custom properties:

Hexagon - 1

Rectangular - 2

Circular - 1

Circular - 2

None - ALL

Linear - 2

Note: A balloon shape replaced by a user-defined symbol in the Edit Balloon dialog box displays all selected properties.

In this module, add a custom property to a hexagonal balloon.

  1. On the ribbon, click Manage tab Styles and Standards panel Styles Editor, and double-click default balloon to view the current balloon style.
  2. Click the drop-down arrow, and select Active Standard to activate the default.
  3. Click the Shape icon.
  4. Select the Hexagon shape
  5. Click the Property Chooser, and select and move the File Name property to the Selected Properties column.
  6. Highlight the File Name property, and move it to the top of the list.
    Note: Move the custom property to the top of the list to add it to a balloon
  7. Place a new balloon.

You now have the custom property filename in a hexagonal balloon.

The Property Display field shows the order of the balloon properties for each selected shape presented.