| • | To draw a rectangle or square |
| • | To draw a rectangle or square with round, scalloped, or chamfered corners |
| • | To draw an ellipse or circle |
| • | To draw a polygon |
| • | To draw a line |
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 |
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| 1 . | In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool  . |
| 2 . | On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: |
| • | Uniform fill  |
| • | Fountain fill  |
| • | Bitmap fill  |
| • | Texture fill  |
| 3 . | Choose a fill from the Fill picker. |
If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button  on the property bar. |
| 4 . | 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. |
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Click the No fill button on the property bar.
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Type a value in the Outline box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
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Click the Outline color button
 on the property bar. |
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Type a value in the Transparency box in the property bar.
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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 |
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| 1 . | In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool . |
| 2 . | On the property bar, click one of the following options: |
| • | Round corner  — produces a curved corner |
| • | Scalloped corner  — replaces a corner with an edge that has a curved notch |
| • | Chamfered corner  — replaces a corner with a flat edge |
| 3 . | On the property bar, type a value in the Corner size box. |
| 4 . | 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 |
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| 1 . | In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool  . |
| 2 . | On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: |
| • | Uniform fill |
| • | Fountain fill |
| • | Bitmap fill |
| • | Texture fill |
| 3 . | Choose a fill from the Fill picker. |
| If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button on the property bar. |
| 4 . | 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. |
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Click the No fill button on the property bar.
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Type a value in the Outline box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
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Click the Outline color button
on the property bar. |
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Type a value in the Transparency box in the property bar.
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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 |
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| 1 . | In the toolbox, click the Polygon tool  . |
| 2 . | On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: |
| • | Uniform fill |
| • | Fountain fill |
| • | Bitmap fill |
| • | Texture fill |
| 3 . | Choose a fill from the Fill picker. |
| If you want to edit the fill, click the Edit fill button on the property bar. |
| 4 . | Click where you want to set the anchor points of the polygon, and double-click to set the last anchor point. |
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Click the No fill button
 on the property bar. |
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Type a value in the Outline box on the property bar to specify the outline width in pixels.
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Click the Outline color button on the property bar.
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Choose a join type from the Shape joints list box on the property bar.
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Type a value in the Transparency box on the property bar.
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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 |
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| 1 . | In the toolbox, click the Line tool  . |
| 2 . | Type a value in the Outline box on the property bar. |
| 3 . | Click the Line color button on the property bar, and choose a color. |
| 4 . | On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: |
| • | Mitered corners  — creates pointed corners where line segments are joined |
| • | Rounded corners  — creates lines with rounded corners |
| • | Beveled corners  — creates lines with flattened corners |
| • | Butted corners  — creates lines with sharp, notched corners |
| 5 . | Drag in the image window to draw a single line segment. |
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Type a value in the Transparency box on the property bar.
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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: Butted corners, Beveled corners, Rounded corners, or Mitered corners.
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