Constraining A Basic Shape As You Draw; To Adjust The Corners Of A Selected Rectangle Independently - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To adjust the corners of a selected rectangle independently:

In the Tools panel, click the Subselect tool.
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Select the rectangle.
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In the Object panel, deselect Uniform.
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Drag a radius handle.
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Constraining a basic shape as you draw

You can constrain how a tool draws a basic shape. When constrained, the Rectangle tool draws a
square, the Ellipse tool draws a circle, and the Line tool draws at increments of 45°.
You can change the constrain angle. When the constrain angle is 0°, holding down the Shift key
constrains objects to 0°, 45°, 90°, and so on. Changing the constrain angle shifts these angles by
the specified amount. A constrain angle of 10°, for example, changes the angles to 10°, 55°, 100°,
and so on. If you change the constrain angle, a rectangle, line, or ellipse that you draw will be
tilted to the value you specified.
To constrain a shape as you draw, do one of the following:
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To constrain a shape, hold down Shift as you drag the pointer.
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To constrain a shape as you draw from the center, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) and Shift-drag the pointer.
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