(Drawing Tools Format tab/ Shape Styles group)
A path is a line or outline of a shape. You can, for example, type text on a path so the text follows the flow of the line or fill the outlined shape with text so that text takes the shape that was outlined.
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A 3-dimensional shape need not have any path.
A gradient fill is a shape fill that gradually changes from one color to another. This will almost always occur on the surface of the shape.
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The Auto Fill Options button that appears after you release the mouse button lets you specify what is copied. Clicking this button provides a list of Auto-Fill options. Select the Fill Without Formatting option copies the content but not the formatting.
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Fill is an area related to Stroke & Fill. Stroke is the border or outline of a shape, and Fill is the area within the Stroke.
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The path itself is called its orbit. The shape is an ellipse, with the sun sitting at one of the foci.