To draw a rectangle

1. Open the Shape flyout and click the Rectangle tool pre00042.gif.

2. Position the cursor where you want the rectangle to appear.

3. Click and drag to draw the shape.

Note

pre00002.gif The Rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can round the corners of a rectangle with the Shape tool pre00040.gif (see "Shaping rectangles").

Tip

pre00002.gif To draw a square, press and hold down CTRL while you draw with the Rectangle tool. Ensure that you release the mouse button before releasing CTRL.

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To draw an ellipse

To draw a polygon

To draw a star-shaped polygon

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Drawing basic shapes

Selecting and deselecting objects