The keyboard arrow keys ↑ ← ↓ → can also be used to move a Shape.Ī single key press moves the object by one pixel in the direction of the arrow. Simultaneously holding the Ctrl key moves the object by 10 pixels per arrow key press.īefore a Shape is committed to the canvas, it can be rotated. Moving a Shapeīefore a Shape is committed to the canvas, it can be moved anywhere on the canvas. Click and drag the pulsing four-arrows-in-a-square icon (see diagram below) using the Left Mouse Button to reposition the Shape.Ī Shape can also be moved by positioning the pointer inside the Shape. It will turn into a four-way arrow. Click and drag with the Left Mouse Button to move the Shape. Hold down both the Shift and Alt keys forces the Shape to be resized about it's center while remaining in its original Height & Width proportion. This mode effectively anchors the center of the Shape while the bounding box flexes about it. Hold down the Alt key to force the Shape to be resized about it's center. The anchor point for resizing with the Shift modifier will be the nub opposite the one being dragged. In this mode, any control nub can be used to resize the shape which will remain in proportion. When creating a Shape, hold down the Shift key to maintain the original height and width ratio. When resizing using the control nubs, the anchor point will be the nub opposite the one being dragged.ĭragging one nub over the one diametrically opposite has the effect of flipping the shape. The draggable control nubs transform the Shape by moving the corners of the Shape's bounding box. Click and drag the nubs to relocate them. The shape will be created in Edit mode. In Edit mode, the shape is not fixed and can be altered in size, orientation, fill and color along with antialiasing options and blend modes.Īll these options are available from the Tool Bar when the Shapes Tool is active. Click the Finish button in the Tool Bar to commit the To create a shape, click on the shape type in the Tool Bar menu and drag the shape out on the canvas. Pressing A cycles through the shapes when the Shapes tool is active ( Shift + A cycles backwards ). Rectangular Callout & Rounded Rectangle Callout.Three-point Star, Four-point Star, Five-point Star & Six-point Star.Pentagon (5), Hexagon (6), Heptagon (7) & Octagon (8).The different Shapes are selectable from the drop-down menu in the Tool Bar when the Shapes Tool is active. The Shape Tool has 29 predefined shapes. Eight Basic shapes, Eight Polygon & Star shapes, four Arrows, four Callout shapes and five Symbols. This new tool replaces the Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse and the Freeform Shape tools found in 3.5x. The tool for creating geometric shapes in is the Shapes Tool.

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