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Creating Objects |
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The Rectangle tool
is used to create a rectangle or a square.
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Creating Rectangle and Square Objects |
To create a rectangle:
- Choose Rectangle from the
Draw menu or click the
Rectangle button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally to define
the size of the rectangle.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the rectangle, click on one of the
black handles and drag in or out to make the
rectangle bigger or smaller.
To create a square:
- Choose Rectangle from the
Draw menu or click the
Rectangle button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally across while
holding the CTRL key down.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the rectangle, click on one of the
black handles and drag in or out while holding the
CTRL key, to make the rectangle
bigger or smaller.
To create a rectangle from its centre point:
- Choose Rectangle from the
Draw menu or click the
Rectangle button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally across while
holding the SHIFT key down.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the rectangle, click on one of the
black handles and drag in or out while holding the
SHIFT key, to make the rectangle
bigger or smaller.
To change the properties of a selected rectangle:
- Double click on the rectangle or select the
rectangle and then click on the Object
properties button on the toolbar.
- On the Format tab, edit:
- Line attributes -
transparency, pattern, color and width.
- Fill attributes -
transparency, pattern and color.
- Rounded corners - give the
rectangle rounded corners.
- On the Position tab, edit the
rectangle's position and size.
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