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546 Graphic Objects 101 Graphic Objects 101
It is important to understand that all graphic objects (including embedded charts as covered in Book V, Chapter 1), whether you create them or import them, are discrete objects in the worksheet that you can select and manipu- late. To select a graphic object, you simply click it. Excel lets you know that the object is selected by placing white circular sizing handles around the perimeter. The program also adds a green circular rotation handle that appears directly above and connected to the sizing handle of the graphic’s perimeter (the handle is on the top edge, in the middle) if the graphic can be rotated. On some drawn objects (especially 3-D ones), yellow diamond shaping handles also appear at the places where you can manipulate some part of the object’s shape, as shown in Figure 2-1.
To select multiple graphic objects in the worksheet, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key as you click each object. When you select more than one object, any manipulations that you perform affect all the selected objects.
To deselect a graphic object, just click the thick, white cross pointer in any cell in the worksheet that it doesn’t cover. To deselect an object when you have several graphics selected at one time, click an unobstructed cell or another graphic.
Figure 2-1:
When
you click
a graphic object to select it, the rotation and circular sizing handles appear.