Shapes and lines

You can add shapes, such as squares, rectangles, circles, ellipses, and polygons, to images. You can also add rectangles and squares that have rounded, scalloped, or chamfered corners. By default, shapes are added to images as new objects. Shapes can be outlined, filled, or rendered as separate, editable objects. For more information about objects, see Create objects.

You can also add lines to images. When you add lines, you can specify the width and transparency, as well as the way line segments join together. The current main color determines the color of a line.

To draw a rectangle or square

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool .

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Uniform fill

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Fountain fill

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Bitmap fill

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Texture fill

If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button on the property bar.

You can also
Disable the fill	Click the No fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline	Type a value in the Outline width box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
Change the color of an outline	Click the Outline color button on the property bar.
Change the transparency	Type a value in the Transparency box in the property bar.

The current fill is displayed in the color control area of the toolbox. For information about fills, see Fills.

To draw a rectangle or square with round, scalloped, or chamfered corners

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool .

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Round corner — produces a curved corner

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Scalloped corner — replaces a corner with an edge that has a curved notch

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Chamfered corner — replaces a corner with a flat edge

To draw an ellipse or circle

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .

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Uniform fill

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Fountain fill

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Bitmap fill

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Texture fill

If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button on the property bar.

You can also
Disable the fill	Click the No fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline	Type a value in the Outline width box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
Change the color of an outline	Click the Outline color button on the property bar.
Change the transparency	Type a value in the Transparency box in the property bar.

The current fill is displayed in the color control area of the toolbox. For information about fills, see Fills.

You can draw a circle with the Ellipse tool by holding down Ctrl as you drag.

To draw a polygon

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Polygon tool .

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Uniform fill

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Fountain fill

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Bitmap fill

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Texture fill

If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button on the property bar.

You can also
Disable the fill	Click the No fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline to the polygon	Type a value in the Outline width box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
Change the color of an outline	Click the Outline color button on the property bar.
Change the way outline segments join	Choose a join type from the Shape joints list box on the property bar.
Change the transparency	Type a value in the Transparency box on the property bar.

You can create 45-degree angles by holding down Ctrl while dragging the Polygon tool .

To draw a line

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Line tool .

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Mitered corners — creates pointed corners where line segments are joined

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Rounded corners — creates lines with rounded corners

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Beveled corners — creates lines with flattened corners

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Butted corners — creates lines with sharp, notched corners

You can specify how lines join: Butted corners, Beveled corners, Rounded corners, or Mitered corners.

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