How can I copy the properties of a shape?

[LesterW]

Essentially, I need to change the shape associated with an object and retain
the (overlapping) properties of the original shape. So I create the new shape
and now I would like to copy the custom properties of the first shape onto
the second. I need to do this for many shapes as I want to replace the
picture for each. Thanks.

 

[Al Edlund]

there are some third party applications that can help, or you can write your
own.
Al