Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To draw a rectangle or square
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To draw a rectangle or square with round, scalloped, or chamfered corners
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To draw an ellipse or circle
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To draw a polygon
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To draw a line

Drawing 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 Creating 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 foreground color determines the color of a line.

To draw a rectangle or square Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool .
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On the property bar, choose one of the following options in the Fill list box:
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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.
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Drag in the image window until the rectangle is the size you want.
If you want to draw a square, hold down Ctrl as you drag.

You can also
 
Disable the fill
Click the Disable fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline
Type a value in the Border box on the property bar to specify the border 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 Filling images.
You can use this procedure to create an object by clicking the New object button on the property bar after you click the Rectangle tool.
To draw a rectangle or square with round, scalloped, or chamfered corners Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool .
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On the property bar, click one of the following options:
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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
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On the property bar, type a value in the Corner size box.
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Drag in the image window until the rectangle is the size you want.
If you want to draw a square, hold down Ctrl as you drag.
To draw an ellipse or circle Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .
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On the property bar, choose one of the following options in the Fill list box:
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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.
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Drag in the image window until the rectangle or ellipse is the size you want.
If you want to draw a circle, hold down Ctrl as you drag.

You can also
 
Disable the fill
Click the Disable fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline
Type a value in the Border box on the property bar to specify the border 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 Filling images.
You can draw a circle with the Ellipse tool by holding down Ctrl as you drag.
You can use this procedure to create an object by clicking the New object button on the property bar after you click the Rectangle or Ellipse tool.
To draw a polygon Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Polygon tool .
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On the property bar, choose one of the following options in the Fill list box:
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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.
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Click where you want to set the anchor points of the polygon, and double-click to set the last anchor point.

You can also
 
Disable the fill
Click the Disable fill button on the property bar.
Apply an outline to the polygon
Type a value in the Border box on the property bar to specify the border 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 .
You can use this procedure to create an object by clicking the New object button on the property bar after you click the Polygon tool.
To draw a line Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Line tool .
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Type a value in the Outline width box on the property bar.
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Click the Line color button on the property bar, and choose a color.
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On the property bar, open the Line joint list box, and click one of the following:
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Butt — joins the segments. If you specify a higher width value, a gap appears between the joined segments.
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Filled — fills the gaps between joined segments
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Round — rounds the corners between joined segments
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Point — makes points on the corners of joined segments
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Drag in the image window to draw a single line segment.

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Draw a line with multiple segments
In the image window, click where you want to start and end each segment, and double-click to end the line.
Change the transparency
Type a value in the Transparency box on the property bar.

You can use this procedure to create an object by clicking the New object button on the property bar after you click the Line tool .

You can specify how lines join: Butt, Fitted, Round, or Point.

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