How can I decrease the margin in a polygon/circle smart shape even less than "0".

[bills89323792]

Hi. I'm putting text in a smart shape hexagon, and I don't want it to wrap, but just stay on the same line (it's not long text). The margin is set to "0", but that corresponds to the left upper side of the shape- not the mid-left point.  Is there a way to change this?  If not, would you suggest grouping two smart shapes together?  A rectangle (w/ text) inside the hexagon?  Thanks for your help.

Bill

[Captiv8r]

That's how I might tackle it. Just superimpose either another shape or a Text Caption that is invisible save for the text.

Cheers... Rick

[bills89323792]

The problem then is - I can't seem to use the group as a button. From what I've read elsewhere- groups of smart buttons can't be consolidated into single shapes that act in normal ways, as buttons, etc.  Is this still true in Captivate 9?

[Captiv8r]

Hmmm, what if you created an image that contains the text you want and looking as you want. Then fill the SmartyPants Shape with the image?

Cheers... Rick

[TLCMediaDesign]

Open this file:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 8 x64\Gallery\AutoShape\S1_04_Hexagon.xml

change this: <textbox left="@0" top="0" right="@1" bottom="21600"/>

to this: <textbox left="0" top="0" right="21600" bottom="21600"/>

make a backup of the file first!

[bills89323792]

Hi TLC,

This seems like a great solution.  I changed the notepad file as you suggested (as an administrator).  I even went back to check it later and it seems to have kept the change - see below.  But then I opened a new project and inserted a smart shape hexagon, and I still have the same margin problem.

Another idea I had was to rotate the hexagon 90 degrees because there isn't a padding on the top and bottom.  I don't care which direction the hexagon points.  But then the text also rotates.  is there a way to rotate the text back horizontal even if the shape is rotated? 

As to Rick's suggestion, I'm concerned about losing capabilities- I want this to be a button, with audio and even variables - so maybe a customized image will run into problems (not sure).Thanks to everyone for the help.

[bills89323792 · Accepted solution]

Just for future reference.  I ended up drawing my own hexagon.  I found a shape image online- snapped that to the background of a slide and showed gridlines. Then I magnified the size very large and traced with a polygon line (one of the smart shape options).  You can actually move the scroll bar as you draw which helps if you've magnified the screen and can't see the whole shape at once.

I saved this as a custom shape  under "style" in "properties" on the right hand screen.  When I add text now, it fills the entire smart shape: