Monday, March 15, 2010

4th Basic Drawing

To draw a polygon
In the toolbox, click Polygon .
Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
Drag the pointer to draw a straight line.
Click once at each position where you want a new line segment to appear.
Double-click when done.

To draw an ellipse or circle
In the toolbox, click Ellipse .
Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
Drag the pointer to draw the ellipse or circle.


To draw a rectangle or square
In the toolbox, click Rectangle to create a square-cornered shape, or click Rounded Rectangle to create a round-cornered shape.
Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
To draw a rectangle, drag the pointer diagonally in the direction you want.
To draw a square, hold down SHIFT while dragging the pointer.
Notes

When you drag the pointer, the foreground color is used to draw the line surrounding the shape, and the background color is used to fill the shape. To use the background color to draw the line surrounding the shape and the foreground color to fill the shape, hold down the right mouse button and drag the pointer.
The border width of the box is the same as the thickness selected for the line tools. To change the border thickness, click the line or curve tool in the toolbox, and then click the thickness you want in the box below the toolbox.
To create a colored fill, click a fill style below the toolbox.

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