Convert

Options for converting the selected object.

To access this command...

Choose Shape - Convert (Office Draw only)

Open the context menu of a selected object and choose Convert

To Curve

Converts the selected object to a Bézier curve.

To Polygon

Converts the selected object to a polygon (a closed object bounded by straight lines). The appearance of the object does not change. If you want, you can right-click and choose Edit Points to view the changes.

To Contour

Converts the selected object to a polygon, or a group of polygons. If the conversion creates a group of polygons (for example, when you convert a text object), then press F3 to enter the group before you can select an individual polygon.

Convert to 3-D

Converts the selected object to a three-dimensional (3-D) object.

Convert to 3-D Rotation Object

Creates a three-dimensional shape by rotating the selected object around its vertical axis.

To Bitmap

Converts the selected object to a bitmap (a grid of pixels that represents an image).

To metafile

Converts the selected object to Windows Metafile Format (WMF), containing both bitmap and vector graphic data.