CorelDRAW Shape Drawing Tools Guide
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ScribdTranslationsCorelDRAW provides a complete set of tools that will allow you to create basic shapes that
will be used in their drawings. All the tools have a similar function. To draw a shape,
You must click on it and drag the mouse until it is the size you want.
RECTANGLE TOOL
The Rectangle tool allows you to draw rectangles and squares. You will be able to round the corners of a
rectangle with the Shape tool.
To draw a rectangle:
1. Hacer click en la herramienta Rectángulo.
2. Position the cursor at the point where you want the rectangle to appear.
3. Click and drag to draw the shape.
To draw a square:
Press and hold the Ctrl key while drawing a rectangle. Be sure to release the button of
mouse before releasing the Ctrl key.
ELLIPSE TOOL
The Elipse tool allows you to draw ellipses and circles. You can convert an ellipse into an arc or a wedge.
with the tool Forma.
To draw an ellipse:
1. Click on the Ellipse tool.
2. Position the cursor at the point where you want the ellipse to appear.
Click and drag to draw the shape.
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To draw a circle:
Press and hold the Ctrl key while drawing an ellipse. Make sure to release the mouse button.
before releasing the Ctrl key.
POLYGON TOOL
The Polygon tool allows you to draw polygons, stars, spirals, graph paper. Even if you have already positioned
A shape can change its properties (the number of points, for example) if it was created with the tool.
Polygon. Likewise, the Shape tool can be used to change the shape of polygons.
To draw a polygon:
Click on the Polygon tool.
2. Select Polygon
3. Place the cursor at the point where you want the polygon to appear.
4. Click and drag to draw the shape. Press Ctrl while dragging to prevent
the polygon distorts in the horizontal or vertical direction. Release the mouse button before
release the Ctrl key.
5. If you want to change the number of sides of the polygon, write the number in the Number box.
of points of the Properties Bar.
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To draw a star-shaped polygon:
1. Open the polygon tool and click on Polygon.
[Link]-click and select Properties.
3. Click on the Polygon button in the Properties bar.
[Link] the star option.
5. Move the Profiling slider in the Properties bar to the right to increase the
shaped, or to the left to reduce it (a polygon without shaping will not have the shape of a star).
6. Choose Apply and then Accept.
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SPIRAL TOOL
The Spiral tool allows you to draw spiral shapes. The objects created with this
tools will be curve objects and can be edited like any line or curve.
To draw a spiral:
1. Open the Polygon tool and click on the Spiral tool.
2. Place the cursor at the point where you want the spiral to appear.
3. Click and drag to draw the spiral. Press Ctrl while dragging to
keep the height and width of the spiral equal. Release the mouse button before
release the Ctrl key.
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