Drawing Simple Lines And Shapes - Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual

See also
"About the toolbox" on page 29

Drawing simple lines and shapes

To draw straight lines with the Line Segment tool
Use the Line Segment tool when you want to draw one straight line segment at a time.
Select the Line Segment tool
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2 Do one of the following:
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Position the pointer where you want the line to begin, and drag to where you want the line to end.
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Click where you want the line to begin, and specify the length and angle of the line. If you want to fill the line with
the current fill color, select Fill Line. Then click OK.
See also
"Drawing tool gallery" on page 145
"Keys for drawing" on page 527
To draw rectangles
Select the Rectangle tool
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2 Do one of the following:
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Drag diagonally until the rectangle is the desired size.
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Click where you want the top-left corner of the rectangle to be. Specify a width and height for the rectangle (and
a corner radius for the rounded rectangle), and click OK.
Note: To create a square, hold down the Shift key while dragging, or enter a value in the Width text box and then click
on the word Height to copy that value into the Height box.
See also
"Drawing tool gallery" on page 145
"Keys for drawing" on page 527
To change the corner radius of a rounded rectangle
The corner radius determines the roundness of the rectangle's corners.
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To change the default corner radius, choose Edit> Preferences > General (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences >
General (Mac OS), and enter a new value for Corner Radius. Alternatively, select the Rounded Rectangle tool,
click in the document window, and enter a new value for Corner Radius. The default radius applies only to new
rounded rectangles you draw, not to existing rounded rectangles.
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To change the corner radius while dragging with the Rounded Rectangle tool, press the Up Arrow key or Down
Arrow key. When the corners are the desired roundness, release the key.
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or the Rounded Rectangle tool .
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