Drawing Shapes
Set
the default formatting for drawing lines
Draw
a shape that has multiple segments
The Tools toolbar contain all the drawing tools you need to draw and edit your own shapes.
To show Tools toolbar, on View menu, move mouse to Toolbars, click Tools on pop menu.
Set
the default formatting for drawing lines
Please read Set the default formatting for drawing lines.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Rectangle tool
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Point to where you want a corner of the shape.
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Drag until the shape is the size you want.
To draw square, drag the mouse to 45 degree direction from start point, the assistant line will appear and snap mouse, drag mouse along the assistant line until the size you want.
Note Make sure Drawing adis option checked, otherwise the assistant line will never appear.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Ellipse tool
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Point to where you want to start drawing the shape.
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Drag until the shape is the size you want.
To draw circle, drag the mouse to 45 degree direction from start point, the assistant line will appear and snap mouse, drag mouse along the assistant line until the size you want.
Note Make sure Drawing adis option checked, otherwise the assistant line will never appear.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Line tool
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Point to where you want to start the line.
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Drag to draw the line.
Notes
- To draw a polyline, continue drawing lines that touch each other.
- To draw a polygon, draw touching lines that form a closed shape.
- To draw horizontal or vertical straight line, drag the mouse near the direction, the assistant line will appear and snap mouse.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Sector tool
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Point to where you want to start the sector.
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Drag to draw the sector.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Arc tool
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Point to where you want to start the arc.
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Drag to draw the arc.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Curve tool
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Point to where you want to start the curve.
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Click and move the second point you want.
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Click and move the third point you want.
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Click and move the fourth point you want, and click.
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On the Tools toolbar, click the Freehand tool
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Point to where you want to start the freehand curve.
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Drag to draw the freehand curve.
Draw a shape that has multiple segments
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On View menu, move mouse to Toolbars, click Tools on pop menu.
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Click one of the following tools:
Line tool
Sector tool
Arc tool
Curve tool
Freehand tool
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To draw the first segment, point to where you want to start the shape, and then drag until the segment is the size you want.
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To draw the second segment, point to the endpoint (endpoint: Either of the square handles that appear at the beginning or end of a selected line, arc, or other one-dimensional shape.)
of the first segment (the pointer will look like
a plus sign), and then drag.
After you draw the second segment, the shape displays vertices (vertex, vertices: One of the diamond-shaped handles that appears between two segments on a multiple-segment shape, or at the end of a segment. You can reshape a shape or connector by dragging its vertices.)
instead of endpoints
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To draw additional segments, point to the vertex at the end of the last segment you added, and then drag to draw the next segment.
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To close the shape, drag the endpoint of the last segment you create over the vertex at the beginning of the first segment.
The shape becomes opaque, indicating it’s a closed shape (closed shape: A shape that is surrounded by a continuous outline, such as a rectangle or circle. You can fill a closed shape with a color or a pattern.).
Tips
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To undo a segment, on the Edit menu, click Undo Add Segment. Segments are deleted in the reverse order in which they were drawn.
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If an existing segment resizes when you try to draw a new segment, you have accidentally selected the vertex of the resized segment. On the Edit menu, click Undo Edit Segment, and then click away from the shape to clear its selection. Point to the vertex and drag to draw the next segment.
