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After using the Control page to read in shapes from a shapefile but before placing them on the diagram, the Format page can be used to modify the appearance attributes of the shapes.
Change Shape Format Characteristics
Point Size
The size of points read from the shapefile can be adjusted when transferred to the oneline diagram.
Line/Border Thickness
Choose the pixel thickness of the shapefile lines when transferred to the oneline diagram.
Line/Border Color
Set the line color of the shapefile lines when transferred to the oneline diagram.
Fill Color for Points/Polygons
Set the fill color of the shapefile points and polygons when transferred to the oneline diagram. The box labeled Use Fill Color must be checked as well.
Stack Level
Indicate which stack level should be applied to the shapes when they are transferred to the oneline diagram.
Immobile
Check this box if you wish for the shape file objects to be immobile once they are transferred to the oneline diagram. This will prevent you from inadvertently selecting and moving the shapefile objects on the oneline diagram while in Edit mode.
Set all shape format attributes to the values above
Once you have finished changing the format settings for the shapes, press this button to apply them for the transfer of shapes to the oneline diagram.
Automatic Color Mapping
Available Attributes
To customize the shapefile shapes based on a field value read from the .dbf file, select an attribute from the list.
Color Map
Select a color map to apply to the selected attribute. To modify existing or create new color maps, click on the Modify Color Maps button. The color of the object will then be based on where its selected attribute value maps to the selected color map.
Change Border Color, Change Fill Color
These two boxes allow you to choose if the color map selected should apply to the border color, the fill color, or both.
Change Color Based on Attribute/Color Map
Once you have finished setting the color map for a selected attribute, press this button to apply the settings before the transfer of shapes to the oneline diagram.