Drawing a rounded rectangle or square

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Drawing a rounded rectangle or square

Drawing a rounded rectangle or square

Use the Rounded Rectangle tool to draw a rounded rectangle or square. A rounded rectangle or square has straight sides and rounded corners.

To draw a rounded rectangle or square:

1.On the Formatting toolbar, click the Change Draw Tool button btn_changedrawtool, then select Rounded Rectangle.

The mouse pointer turns into a crosshair.

2.Position the crosshair where you want a corner of the rounded rectangle to begin.

3.To draw a rounded rectangle, drag the shape you want, then release the mouse button.

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To draw a rounded square, hold down the Shift key, drag the square, release the mouse button and then release the Shift key.

As you drag, the square becomes proportionally larger.

4.To turn the Rounded Rectangle tool off, click the Draw button btn_draw_roundedrect on the Formatting toolbar.