Draw
straight lines with the Line Segment tool
Draw
arcs
Draw
spirals
Draw
rectangles and squares
Draw
rounded rectangles
Draw
ellipses
Draw
polygons
Draw
stars
Draw
straight lines with the Line Segment tool
Use the Line Segment
tool when you want to draw one straight line segment
at a time.
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Select the
Line Segment tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
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Position the pointer where you want
the line to begin, and drag to where
you want the line to end.
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Double click
where you want the line to begin,
the "Line" property
dialog will appear and specify the length and angle of
the line. Then click OK.
Draw
arcs
Use the Arc tool when you want to draw one
arc segment
at a time.
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Select the
Arc tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
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Position the pointer where you want
the arc to begin, and drag to where
you want the arc to end.
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Double click
where you want the line to begin,
and in the
dialog box set the
following options. Then click OK.
Length X‑Axis
Specifies the
width of the
arc.
Length
Y‑Axis
Specifies
the
height
of
the
arc.
Type Specifies whether you want the object to be an open path or a closed path.
Slope Specifies the direction of the arc’s slope. Enter a negative value for a concave (inward) slope. Enter a positive value for a convex (outward) slope. A slope of 0 creates a straight line.
Draw
spirals
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Select the
Spiral tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
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Drag until the spiral is
the desired size. Drag
the pointer in an arc to
rotate the spiral.
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Double click where you
want the spiral to
begin. In the dialog
box, set any of the
following options, and
click OK.
Radius
Specifies the
distance from
the center to
the outermost
point in the
spiral.
Decrease
Specifies
the
amount
by
which
each
wind
of
the
spiral
should
decrease
relative
to
the
previous
wind.
Segment Num Specifies how many segments the spiral has. Each full wind of the spiral consists of four segments.
Style Specifies the direction of the spiral.
Draw
rectangles and squares
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Select the
Rectangle tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
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To draw a rectangle,
drag diagonally until
the rectangle is the
desired size.
-
To draw a square, hold
down the Shift key while
you drag diagonally
until the square is the
desired size.
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To create a square or
rectangle using values,
double click where you
want the center point to
be. Specify a width and
height, and click OK.
Draw
rounded rectangles
-
Select the
Rounded rectangle tool 
.
-
Do one of the following:
-
To draw a rounded
rectangle, drag
diagonally until the
rectangle is the desired
size.
-
To draw a rounded
square, hold down the
Shift key while you drag
diagonally until the
square is the desired
size.
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To create a rounded
square or rounded
rectangle using values,
double click where you
want the center point to
be. Specify a width,
height and the corner
radius, then click OK.
Draw
ellipses
-
Select the
Ellipse tool 
.
-
Do one of the following:
-
To draw a ellipse, drag
diagonally until the
ellipse is the desired
size.
-
To draw a circle, hold
down the Shift key while
you drag diagonally
until the circle is the
desired size.
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To create a circle using
values, double click
where you want the
center point to be.
Specify a width and
height, then click OK.
Draw
polygons
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Select the
Polygon tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
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Drag until the polygon
is the desired size.
Drag the pointer in an
arc to rotate the
polygon. Press the Up
Arrow and Down Arrow
keys to add and remove
sides from the polygon.
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Click where you want the
center of the polygon to
be. Specify a radius and
number of sides for the
polygon, and click OK.
Note: Triangles are
polygons too! You can draw
one just as you would any
other polygon.
Draw
stars
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Select the
Star tool 
.
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Do one of the following:
-
Drag until the star is
the desired size. Drag
the pointer in an arc to
rotate the star. Press
the Up Arrow and Down
Arrow to add and remove
points from the star.
-
Click where you want the
center of the star to
be. For Radius 1,
specify the distance
from the center of the
star to the star’s
innermost points. For
Radius 2, specify the
distance from the center
of the star to the
star’s outermost points.
For Points, specify how
many points you want the
star to have. Then click
OK.
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