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try to select large area then group.
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FRAGMENT worked. &nbsp;Thanks. &nbsp;You rule!
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Attached is a shape consisting of four lines. &nbsp;How can I combine them and fill them with a color.<br />
I tried grouping. &nbsp;Didn't work<br />
I tried combining them in the developer tab. &nbsp;Didn't work<br />
Nothing worked. &nbsp; (see attached file and/or &nbsp;graphic)<br />
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Attached is a shape consisting of four lines.  How can I combine them and fill them with a color.
I tried grouping.  Didn't work
I tried combining them in the developer tab.  Didn't work
Nothing worked.   (see attached file and/or  graphic)




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