To draw squares with the Rectangle tool: Drag diagonally
while pressing the Shift key.
Drawing ovals and circles
Use the Oval tool to draw ovals and circles. To draw with this tool,
click and drag from one point to another point. This bounding box
contains the oval or circle that youre drawing.
1
Select the Oval tool from the Toolbox.
2
Place the pointer where you want to start the oval. Begin to
drag to the opposite corner to form the oval shape. The oval grows
diagonally from the first point as you drag.
3
Release the mouse button when the oval is the size that you
need. The oval appears with a bounding box and handles at the cor-
ners and sides of the box to show that the oval is selected.
To draw a circle : Press the Shift key as you drag the Oval tool
diagonally. Doing so constrains the object and creates a circle.
Drag from one corner to the
opposite corner
Start here
Drag to here
A finished rectangle has
handles on its bounding box
Bounding box
Handle
Start here
Drag to here
Bounding box
Handle
To draw an oval, drag from one
corner to the opposite corner
A finished oval has handles
on its bounding box