Operation Manual

Drawing shapes | 163
To draw a grid
1
In the toolbox, click the Rectangletools button, and click the Graph paper tool .
2
Type values in the Columns and rows box on the property bar.
3 Drag diagonally to draw the grid.
If you want to draw the grid from its center point outward, hold down Shift as you drag. If you want to draw a square grid, hold
down Ctrl as you drag; if the grid has an equal number of rows and columns, the cells will be square as well.
To ungroup a grid
1
Select a grid by using the Pick tool .
2
Click Object Ungroup.
Drawing predefined shapes
You can draw predefined shapes, such as basic shapes, arrows, and stars using the Perfect Shapes collection. Basic shapes, arrow shapes,
and star shapes have glyphs which let you modify their appearance.
You can add text to the inside or outside of the shape. For example, you might want to put a label inside a flowchart symbol.
To draw a predefined shape
1 Click the Perfect Shapes tools button, and click one of the following tools:
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Basic shapes
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Arrow shapes
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Flowchart shapes
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Miscellaneous shapes
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Callout shapes
2 Open the Perfect shapes picker on the property bar, and click a shape.
3 Drag in the drawing window until the shape is the size you want.
Perfect Shapes can be modified like any other shapes.
To modify a predefined shape
1 Select a shape with a glyph.
2 Drag the glyph until the shape is modified the way you want.
The right-angle triangle, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not have glyphs.