diff --git a/xmloff/source/chart/PropertyMaps.cxx b/xmloff/source/chart/PropertyMaps.cxx
index 3b475d5448fa..2db5128ece77 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/chart/PropertyMaps.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/chart/PropertyMaps.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: PropertyMaps.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.31 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.32 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: dvo $ $Date: 2001-09-21 16:27:53 $
+ *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-10-16 09:06:06 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ XMLChartImportPropertyMapper::XMLChartImportPropertyMapper( const UniReference<
 
     // give an empty model. It is only used for numbering rules that don't exist in chart
     uno::Reference< frame::XModel > xEmptyModel;
-    ChainImportMapper( XMLShapeImportHelper::CreateShapePropMapper( xEmptyModel, mrImport ));
+    ChainImportMapper( XMLShapeImportHelper::CreateExternalShapePropMapper( xEmptyModel, mrImport ));
 
     // do not chain text properties: on import this is done by shape mapper
     // to import old documents
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.cxx b/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.cxx
index eb37ca1b02df..195abba1cac4 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: sdpropls.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.52 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.53 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-10-12 16:12:57 $
+ *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-10-16 09:07:08 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ using namespace ::xmloff::token;
 
 const XMLPropertyMapEntry aXMLSDProperties[] =
 {
+    // this entry must be first! this is needed for XMLShapeImportHelper::CreateExternalShapePropMapper
     MAP( "ShapeUserDefinedAttributes",      XML_NAMESPACE_TEXT, XML_XMLNS,                  XML_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_CONTAINER | MID_FLAG_SPECIAL_ITEM, 0 ),
 
     // stroke attributes
@@ -1057,6 +1058,11 @@ XMLShapePropertySetMapper::XMLShapePropertySetMapper(const UniReference< XMLProp
 {
 }
 
+XMLShapePropertySetMapper::XMLShapePropertySetMapper(const UniReference< XMLPropertyHandlerFactory >& rFactoryRef, sal_uInt16 nOffset)
+: XMLPropertySetMapper( &aXMLSDProperties[nOffset], rFactoryRef )
+{
+}
+
 XMLShapePropertySetMapper::~XMLShapePropertySetMapper()
 {
 }
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.hxx b/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.hxx
index b17face4bce4..27bb52e9058c 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.hxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/sdpropls.hxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: sdpropls.hxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.23 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.24 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: fs $ $Date: 2001-05-28 15:11:42 $
+ *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-10-16 09:07:08 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class XMLShapePropertySetMapper : public XMLPropertySetMapper
 {
 public:
     XMLShapePropertySetMapper(const UniReference< XMLPropertyHandlerFactory >& rFactoryRef);
+    XMLShapePropertySetMapper(const UniReference< XMLPropertyHandlerFactory >& rFactoryRef, sal_uInt16 nOffset);
     ~XMLShapePropertySetMapper();
 };
 
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/shapeimport.cxx b/xmloff/source/draw/shapeimport.cxx
index 131841e93184..d00a3176987c 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/shapeimport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/shapeimport.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: shapeimport.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.43 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.44 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: dvo $ $Date: 2001-09-21 16:27:53 $
+ *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-10-16 09:07:08 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -1186,6 +1186,19 @@ SvXMLImportPropertyMapper* XMLShapeImportHelper::CreateShapePropMapper( const un
     return pResult;
 }
 
+/** creates a shape property set mapper that can be used for non shape elements.
+    Only current feature is that the ShapeUserDefinedAttributes property is not included in this one. */
+SvXMLImportPropertyMapper* XMLShapeImportHelper::CreateExternalShapePropMapper( const uno::Reference< frame::XModel>& rModel, SvXMLImport& rImport )
+{
+    UniReference< XMLPropertyHandlerFactory > xFactory = new XMLSdPropHdlFactory( rModel );
+    UniReference < XMLPropertySetMapper > xMapper = new XMLShapePropertySetMapper( xFactory, 1 );
+    SvXMLImportPropertyMapper* pResult = new SvXMLImportPropertyMapper( xMapper, rImport );
+
+    // chain text attributes
+    pResult->ChainImportMapper( XMLTextImportHelper::CreateParaExtPropMapper( rImport ) );
+    return pResult;
+}
+
 /** adds a mapping for a glue point identifier from an xml file to the identifier created after inserting
     the new glue point into the core. The saved mappings can be retrieved by getGluePointId() */
 void XMLShapeImportHelper::addGluePointMapping( com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::drawing::XShape >& xShape,