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FIGURE 8.1  Shapes.

The picture above is a typical view of shapes that are available in MSDraw. Each

one has a name and this is what we need to capture in a constant table (array).

Step 2.

The diagram needs to be read and each item analyzed for its attributes. Once analyzed,

the items need to be recorded in the spreadsheet in their appropriate columns.

Step 3.

This last step is required to deal with shapes that are groups. MSDraw provides

a feature of combining multiple shapes and calling them a “group”. A “group”

needs to be “ungrouped” and its components separately listed in the spreadsheet.

See this example below of a diagram.

FIGURE 8.2  Example MSDraw diagram.