Shapes & Elements

NavSlides Editor includes a set of built-in vector shapes that you can place, style, and animate on any slide.

Inserting a shape

1. Right-click on the slide canvas and choose Insert → Shape, or click the Shape button in the Insert toolbar.

2. A submenu shows the available shape types:

   • Rectangle — filled or outlined box; supports rounded corners
   • Ellipse / Circle — oval or perfect circle (hold Shift while dragging to constrain to circle)
   • Line — straight line with optional arrowheads at either end
   • Arrow — single or double-headed arrow
   • Triangle — equilateral, right-angle, or isosceles
   • Star — 4-, 5-, or 6-pointed star

3. Click the desired shape. It is placed at the center of the slide.

Resizing and positioning

• Drag the element to reposition it.
• Drag a corner handle to resize (hold Shift to lock aspect ratio).
• Drag the rotation handle (circle above the element) to rotate; hold Shift to snap to 15° increments.
• Use the Position & Size panel on the right to enter exact pixel values for X, Y, width, and height.

Styling shapes

With a shape selected, the right panel shows styling options:

Property	Options
Fill color	Solid, gradient (linear or radial), or none (transparent)
Border color	Any color, or none
Border width	0–20 px
Border style	Solid, dashed, dotted
Corner radius	0–50 px (rectangles only)
Opacity	0–100%
Shadow	Offset, blur, and color

Line and arrow options

For Line and Arrow elements:

• Set the start and end arrowhead style: none, open arrow, filled arrow, circle
• Set stroke width and stroke style (solid, dashed)
• Lines snap to 45° angles when you hold Shift while drawing

Layering

Use the layer controls to adjust the stacking order of overlapping elements:

• Bring to Front — move in front of all other elements
• Send to Back — move behind all other elements
• Bring Forward — move up one layer
• Send Backward — move down one layer

Right-click an element and choose the layer option, or use the toolbar buttons.

Grouping elements

Select multiple elements (click one, then Shift+click others, or drag a selection box) and press Ctrl+G to group them. A grouped set of elements can be moved and resized as a single unit.

Press Ctrl+Shift+G to ungroup.

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Groups are useful for building diagrams or slide components that you want to reuse. After grouping, right-click and choose Save as Template to add the group to your template library.