Balloon shapes display the following number of custom properties:
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Hexagon - 1 |
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Rectangular - 2 |
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Circular - 1 |
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Circular - 2 |
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None - ALL |
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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.
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On the ribbon, click Manage tab
Styles and Standards panel
Styles Editor, and double-click default balloon to view the current balloon style.
- Click the drop-down arrow, and select Active Standard to activate the default.
- Click the Shape icon.
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Select the Hexagon shape
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Click the Property Chooser, and select and move the File Name property to the Selected Properties column.
- 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
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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.