Creating Shapes on a Page

You can use the Shape tool to create a variety of shapes, including geometric shapes, check marks, an X shape and more.

You can add a shape to your page, and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customize a shape's outline color, fill color, line thickness, line style and transparency, and then add it to your page.

NOTES

To remove a shape from a page, you must delete it. The Eraser tool doesn't remove shapes.

You can also draw shapes, including circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles and arcs using the Shape Recognition Pen tool.

To add a shape to a page and then customize it

  1. Press Shapes , and then select an available shape.

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

TIPS

You can create perfect circles, squares, triangles and other shapes by pressing and holding SHIFT as you draw the shape.

If the available shapes cover the area you want to place the object in, press the X symbol to the right of the available shapes.

  1. To customize the shape, select the shape, and then edit its properties.

NOTE: You can also manipulate the shape.

To customize a shape and then add it to a page

  1. Press Shapes , and then select an available shape.

  1. If the Properties tab isn't visible, press Properties .

  2. Press Line Style.

  3. Select the color, thickness and style for the shape's outline.

  4. Press Fill Effects.

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

NOTE: If you want to save this shape for future use, press Save Tool Properties.

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

TIP: You can create perfect circles, squares, triangles and other shapes by pressing and holding SHIFT as you draw the shape.

NOTE: You can select a shape, and then edit or manipulate it.