Change a shape's double-click behavior

By default, double-clicking a shape opens the shape's text block so that you can edit its text. However, you can change this double-click behavior. For example, you can have the shape display a different page in the same drawing, run a macro, or open the shape's ShapeSheet spreadsheet.

1. Right-click the shape whose double-click behavior you want to change, point to Format, and then click Behavior.

2. Click the Double-Click tab, and then click one of the following double-click actions for the shape:

   Perform default action     Double-clicking the shape activates the default action for the shape, such as opening the text block so you can edit the text.

   Perform no action     Double-clicking the shape results in no action.

   Edit shape's text     Double-clicking the shape opens the shape's text block.

   Open group in new window     Double-clicking a group opens it in a new group window. This action is available only when a group is selected.

   Open shape's ShapeSheet     Double-clicking a shape opens its ShapeSheet spreadsheet.

   Custom     Double-clicking a shape performs custom behavior that has been entered in the ShapeSheet spreadsheet, in the Events section, in the EventDblClick cell.

   Display help     Double-clicking the shape displays a Help topic for the shape. This topic can differ from the one that appears when you right-click the shape, and then choose Help. You must use the following syntax:

FILENAME!keyword or FILENAME!#Number

• Filename is the Windows help file (either an .hlp or a .chm file).

• Keyword is the index term associated with the help topic.

• Number is a numeric ID that is referenced in the MAP section of the help project file.

  OLE verb     Double-clicking an OLE object activates OLE options, such as opening the source program so that you can edit the object.

  Run macro     Double-clicking the shape runs the macro you select from the list.

  Go to page     Double-clicking the shape displays a specific drawing page.

  Open in new window     Double-clicking the shape displays the drawing page in a new window.

• Click OK.

Tip: To link a shape to another drawing, file, or Web page, you can add a hyperlink. You could instead create a macro that opens another drawing, file, or Web page, and then run the macro when you double-click a shape, but adding a hyperlink is much easier and faster.