11.7. How Dia helps to create and manage sheets and shapes.
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## 11.7. How Dia helps to create and manage sheets and shapes.

You can use Dia with its available elements to draw a shape and then export it to a shape file, by using File (of diagram) → Export → By extension → Shape.

But until now, this shapes don't have any text box. (They are expected to manage some svg:text but not a text box). If you need one, you can edit the file.

Together with the shape file, you get a png file (after accepting the proposed size) which can be used for the shape's icon.

By using File(of principal menu) → Sheets and Objects you can create new sheets; and add, remove and parcially edit shapes; and copy or move shapes from one sheet to other.

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