Changing fill color in arrow shape?

Question

I just installed SmartDraw, and can't figure out if it's possible to change the color used to fill an arrow shape :-/

The Home > Shape Style > Fill changes the whole rectangle instead of just the arrow itself:

Also, is there a way to go back to a regular menu bar instead of the ribbon thing?

Answer 1

• Select (left-click) the arrow
• Right-click on the arrow
• Select "Ungroup Objects"
• Click OK on the "Separate Drawing" window
• Select the arrow again
• Now the Fill and Line will apply only to the arrow, not to the whole symbol (even though it had only 1 part, the arrow)

I don't know how to change the Ribbon bar back to a regular menu. It can be done in Word 2007 with an add-on. No idea if such an add-on exists also for SmartDraw.

Answer 2

You'd probably have better luck posting at the SmartDraw support forums.