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Shape Properties
Each shape has a set of properties, which you can alter - color, line style and weight, fill color and pattern, text properties, etc.
In ConceptDraw you can change these properties by using the corresponding tools, or the dialogs.
Line Properties
Lines are part of any ConceptDraw shape. You can change line properties in the Shape Properties dialog, the Line tab, which can be called from the Format / Shape Properties menu or from the shape's context menu.
Alternatively you can use the tools on the Formatting toolbar:
Line Color  , Line Weight  , Line Pattern  , Arrow Style  (for open figures, segments, connectors). These buttons offer several most common choices. For more options, choose the bottom item in the button menus - the Shape Properties dialog will appear with open Line tab.
The Line tab of the Shape Properties dialog allows you to change various line parameters - pattern, color, weight, arrowhead type and size.
Fill Color and Pattern
For any closed shape you can assign a fill color and pattern. They can be changed in the Shape Properties dialog (the Fill section of the Fill tab), which can be called from the Format / Shape Properties menu or the shape's context menu.
Alternatively you can use the tools on the Formatting toolbar:
Fill Color  and Fill Pattern  . When you click on these buttons, menu appears with a number of choices.
Texture Fill
Besides filling with color you can use Texture Fill. Use the tools on the Formatting toolbar: Fill Color \ Texture Fill...
When you click on this button, Texture Gallery dialog appears with a number of choices
Select a Category with Textures in the left part of the dialog and then choose the required texture from the preview field in the right part of the dialog. Press OK and all selected object will be filled with the texture you chose.
You can add any raster graphical files as your own textures. To do so you just need to create a directory in Textures directory in the ConceptDraw catalog. This directory will be a new category with the name similar to the directory name. All graphic files you copied into this directory will be displayed in Texture Gallery as textures.
Shadow
You can apply shadow to shapes, set its fill and pattern.
On the Formatting toolbar you can set the shadow color by using the Shadow Color button  . The button menu offers a selection of colors.
Or you can use the Shape Properties dialog (Fill tab, Shadow section), which is called from the Format / Shape Properties menu, or the shape's context menu.
Note: ConceptDraw allows you to change the shadow offset. The offset is set for the entire document. Call the Document Properties dialog from the File / Document Properties menu. Select the Settings tab. In the Shape Shadow Offset section set the desired distance in the Right and Down fields (you may use any units of measure with the appropriate suffix, e.g. 1 in, 35 mm). Click OK.
Behavior
ConceptDraw lets you set behavior and some other parameters of shapes.
You can protect certain properties of shapes against modifying:
- protect shape width against changing;
- protect shape height against changing;
- protect the aspect ratio;
- protect the begin point of a connector against repositioning;
- protect the end point of a connector against repositioning;
- protect the shape from repositioning horizontally or vertically;
- protect the shape from rotation;
Also you can protect shapes from deleting.
Or you can turn a shape into a connector.
You may choose how to display selected shapes - whether to display their alignment boxes, resize or control handles.
Information
To view or set information about a shape, select the shape and choose Format / Shape Properties. In the Shape Properties dialog, choose the Information tab.
In the Name field you can name the shape.
In the Description field, you can provide information describing the shape. If such shape is exported to HTML, these notes will be displayed as tips in the browser when the mouse cursor points to this shape.
The ID and SubID fields are used for reference only, and cannot be modified.
ID is the individual number of the shape according to the order in which shape are created on the page.
SubID is the sequential number of the shape within a group. It is changed when the operations like Send Backwards, etc. (see Changing the Front-to-Back Order).
Note: The ID and SubID values are used when you describe one shape through another by using formulas. In the table, they are used as references to parameters of other shapes. For more specific information, refer to the Shape Parameter Table section.
Double-Click Action
When you double-click a shape, some action is usually performed: the text editing mode is switched on, or the hyperlink is opened, etc.
You can modify the double-click action for one or more shapes. Select these shapes and call the Shape Properties dialog, the Double-Click tab.
The following options are available:
- Perform no action
- Edit the shape's text
- Edit the shape's parameter table.
- Open the group in a new window (only if the shape is a group).
- Open the hyperlink. This option is set by default for shapes that have a hyperlink.
- OLE verb - if it's an OLE object (Windows only), then double-clicking will open it for editing in the native application. This is the default option for OLE objects.
- Perform a command in the user's context menu. If there are several items, each double-clicking will perform the next command in the list.
Hyperlinks
ConceptDraw lets you link its shapes to documents, document pages, files or Internet locations, providing quick access to data of various kinds.
You can assign and edit hyperlinks of the shapes by using the Hyperlink dialog. Select the shape and use the Format / Hyperlink / Edit menu to call this dialog. It lets you create hyperlinks of different types or disable the hyperlink.
Creating and editing hyperlinks is described in the Internet section.
By assigning a hyperlink to a shape you also change the double-click action: double-click will open the hyperlink.
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