Repositioning A Basic Shape As You Draw; Drawing Polygons And Stars; To Set The Constrain Angle - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To set the constrain angle:

Select File > Document Settings > Constrain.
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Enter a value in the Angle text box, or use the pop-up angle dial to set the angle.
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Click OK.
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Repositioning a basic shape as you draw

You can move a rectangle, line, ellipse, polygon, or star as you draw.
To reposition a basic shape while drawing, do one of the following:
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Hold down the Spacebar.
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(Windows only) Hold down the right mouse button.

Drawing polygons and stars

You can use the Polygon tool to draw polygons and stars. When you draw a polygon, you create a
closed path. The Polygon tool draws from the center.
To set Polygon tool options:
In the Tools panel, if the Polygon tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.
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Double-click the Polygon tool.
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In the Polygon Tool dialog box, select Polygon or Star for the shape.
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Set the number of sides by dragging the slider or entering a value from 3 to 360. Values above
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20 will create a nearly round object.
For a star, set the angle of the star points. Select Automatic to draw a preset star shape, or
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Manual to set a shape using the Acute/Obtuse slider.
The preview window displays the setting results.
Click OK.
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Automatic (left), Acute (center), and Obtuse (right)
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