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Adding shapes and lines to a document

Shapes and lines can make it easier for business analysts to distinguish between parts of a document, and can help you highlight certain information. In the document sample below, lines are used to differentiate between the regions. A shaded rectangle sets off the regional totals.

You can add any of the following to a document:

• Rectangle
• Rounded rectangle
• Horizontal line
• Vertical line

A regular rectangle is shown on the left in the image below, in contrast to the rounded rectangle on the right.

The rounded rectangle in the sample above does not have a border. You can apply borders to rounded rectangles. Borders appear in Flash Mode in MicroStrategy Web.

For steps to change line and rectangle formatting, see Formatting lines and rectangles.

To add a rectangle to a document

  1. In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design Mode or Editable Mode.

  2. Expand the section where you want the rectangle to be located by clicking the plus sign next to the section name.

  3. From the Insert menu, select Shape, and then Rectangle.

  4. Click in the document where you want to place the rectangle. Drag to resize the rectangle.

    To format a line or rectangle, see Formatting lines and rectangles.

To insert a line into a document

  1. In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design Mode or Editable Mode.

  2. Expand the section where you want the rectangle to be located by clicking the plus sign next to the section name.

  3. From the Insert menu, select Line.

  4. Click and drag to draw either a vertical or horizontal line, and to size the line.

    You can format the line, such as changing the color and whether the line is solid or dashed. For a list of the various formatting options, see Formatting lines and rectangles.