Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool

To set the shape’s appearance before creating it

1. Press Regular Polygons , and then select the number of sides (the number in the polygon represents the number of sides).

   Note 

   If Regular Polygons isn’t in the toolbar, you can add it (see Customizing the toolbar).

2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

3. Press Line Style.

4. Select the color, thickness and style for the shape’s outline.

5. Press Fill Effects.

6. Select the transparency and fill effects for the shape.

   Tip 

   To save the line style and fill effects for future use, press Save Tool Properties.

7. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want.