Creating shapes with the Shapes tool

You can use the Shapes tool to create a variety of shapes, including perfect circles, perfect squares, perfect triangles, other geometric shapes, hearts, check marks and Xs.

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

To create a shape

1. Press Shapes.

   The Shapes tool buttons appear.

   

2. Select a shape on the toolbar.

   OR

   Press and then select a shape.

3. Optionally, customize the shape using the property selectors.

   Note 

   You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties).

4. 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 holding down SHIFT as you draw the shape.

   • You can select a shape while the Shapes tool is active without having to switch to the Select tool. Press the shape once, and a selection rectangle appears around the shape.