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Rounded rectangle caption shapes - corner radius
Hi all,
Client has asked us to change rectangle caption shapes to rounded corner rectangles.
When I do this, either by using the Format>Change Shape feature, or by creating a new caption shape.....
Hi,
This issue was doing my head in so I started to play with it. I have been able to get a reasonably reliable way to set the curve of the text boxes (not tried on captions though). My text boxes were to appear on multiple layers and slides at the same position so consistency was very much needed.
- Go to grid and guides and UNCHECK the boxes at Snapping i.e. switch off both snap to options, this lets you have more control over the placement of the guides.
- Set the guide at the point where you want the yellow curve control icon to sit.
- I was able to click the yellow icon and then the guideline and it would move to sit at the right point.
- Sometimes it seemed to work on a double click.
- If it isn't either of those then it was looking for something to align with either way I was able to get a consistent curve shape across many, many text boxes.
Hope this works for you.
Cheers
PS: You have to be zoomed in super close!!
Thanks for the tips, Regina! This is super helpful.
One more vote to get better precision control over rounded corners over here! Even if the ability to set the radius isn't coming, perhaps the ability to select multiple items and globally edit the corner radius using the yellow square? That would be an improvement at least...
