Operation Manual

156 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
To modify a predefined shape
1 Select a shape that contains a glyph.
2 Drag a glyph until you achieve the shape you want.
The right-angle, heart, lightning bolt, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not contain glyphs.
To add text to a predefined shape
1
Click the Text tool .
2
Position the cursor inside the shape’s outline until it changes to a text cursor .
3 Type inside the shape, choose a font, and format the text.
Drawing by using shape recognition
You can use the Smart drawing tool to draw freehand strokes that can be recognized and converted to basic shapes. Rectangles and ellipses
are translated to native CorelDRAW objects; trapezoids and parallelograms are translated to Perfect Shapes objects; lines, triangles, squares,
diamonds, circles, and arrows are translated to curve objects. If an object is not converted to a shape, it is smoothed. Objects and curves
drawn with shape recognition are editable. You can set the level at which CorelDRAW recognizes shapes and converts them to objects. You
can also specify the amount of smoothing applied to curves.
You can set the amount of time to elapse between making a pen stroke and the implementation of shape recognition. For example, if the
timer is set to one second and you draw a circle, shape recognition takes effect one second after you draw the circle.
You can make corrections as you draw. You can also change the thickness and line style of a shape that was drawn by using shape
recognition.
Shapes created with the Smart drawing tool are recognized and smoothed.
To draw a shape or line by using shape recognition
1
In the toolbox, click the Smart drawing tool .
2 Choose a recognition level from the Shape recognition level list box on the property bar.
3 Choose a smoothing level from the Smart smoothing level list box on the property bar.
4 Draw a shape or line in the drawing window.
The Smart drawing tool property bar is displayed only when the Smart drawing tool is selected.