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 customise a shape's outline colour, fill colour, 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 does not 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 customise it

  1. Press Shapes IconShapes.png 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 that 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 where you want to place the object, press the X symbol to the right of the available shapes.

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

NOTE: You can also manipulate the shape.




To customise a shape and then add it to a page

  1. Press Shapes IconShapes.png and then select an available shape.

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

  2. Press Line Style.

  3. Select the colour, 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 that 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.