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The Circle Tool HUD appears. To change the color of the shape before it is drawn, use
the color controls in the HUD. Select the Outline checkbox to create an outline with the
shape. The Width slider adjusts the width of the outline. Once the shape is created, the
Shape HUD appears.
2 Click in the Canvas to define the start point of the bounding box that defines the circle,
then drag until the resulting circle is the size you want, and release the mouse button
to finish drawing.
Note: To create a perfectly symmetrical circle, press Shift while you drag. To draw the
circle from its anchor point, press Option while you drag.
∏ Tip: If you change a circle’s Shape Type to B-Spline in the Geometry pane of the Shape
Inspector, you can use different methods to manipulate the circle.
3 Once the shape is created, press S or Esc to exit shape-drawing mode and activate the
Select/Transform tool.
To make a line:
1 Click and hold the Rectangle (or Circle) tool, then select the Line tool.
The Line Tool HUD appears. To adjust the color and width of the line before it is drawn,
use the controls in the HUD.
2 Click in the Canvas to define the start point of the line, then drag until the resulting line
is the length you want, then release the mouse button.
Important: Because a line is really an outline, all of the Outline parameters in the
Inspector apply to a line.