Operation Manual

Drawing shapes | 155
If you want to draw the grid from its center point outward, hold down Shift as you drag; if you want to draw a grid with square
cells, hold down Ctrl as you drag.
To ungroup a grid
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Select a grid by using the Pick tool .
2
Click Object Ungroup.
You can also break apart a grid by clicking the Ungroup button on the property bar.
Drawing predefined shapes
Using the Perfect Shapes™ collection, you can draw predefined shapes. Certain shapes — specifically basic shapes, arrow shapes, banner
shapes, and callout shapes — contain diamond-shaped handles that are called glyphs. You can drag a glyph to modify the appearance of a
shape.
Using the Shape tool, you can drag a glyph to alter a shape.
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 or a callout.
To draw a predefined shape
1 In the toolbox, click one of the following tools:
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Basic shapes
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Arrowsshapes
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Flowchart shapes
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Banner 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.
Like other shapes, shapes that are drawn with a Perfect Shapes tool can be modified.