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Each sheet can have its own drawing layer. For instance, in a spreadsheet you could create a shape like a "star" or other graphic that could highlight data or point the user to some aspect of working with the sheet. You could then proceed to customize aspects of that star or graphic from size and background color to rotation angle or gradient. The shapes are available in code (each shape being a separate class in the DrawingSpace namespace) or from the Drawing toolbar in the Spread Designer.

You can use shapes to draw attention to parts of your spreadsheet or emphasize some information or process involving the use of the spreadsheet. For example, you can display a logo on your sheet, show a process with flowchart-like graphics, or use shapes to simply highlight a particular result. There are several built-in shapes for you to use on a sheet. Each shape can be rotated and resized, and their ability to be rotated and resized by the end user can be constrained.

When selected, the shape has resize handles with which you can adjust the size and a rotate handle with which you can rotate the shape. Colors, shadows, and transparency can be adjusted.

Drawing Toolbar
This toolbar consists of a Draw menu, a link to the Shape Properties dialog, and several drawing-related icons for selecting the shape, the color, and line thickness. The drawing toolbar provides a quick way to draw shapes on the spreadsheet using the drawing space. The Draw menu allows you to select one of the built-in shapes (AutoShape), adjust a selected shape, or remove a selected shape.