Making selections rectangular or elliptical
The Convert to Shape commands Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, and Ellipse let you make objects (and rasters) appear to have this shape. These commands are useful when applied to a fill or stroke of an object with multiple fills or strokes. For more information, see Working with appearance attributes. This command is only available as an effect (see Using effects.)
To make objects rectangular or elliptical: - Make the selection to which you want to apply the Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, or Ellipse command.
- Choose Effect > Convert to Shape > Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, or Ellipse.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Absolute, and enter the height and width you want to make the selection.
- Select Relative and enter a value that represents how much higher and wider to make the selection than its current height and width. (Enter a negative value to make the selection shorter or narrower than its current height and width.)
- If you are applying the Rounded Rectangle command, enter a value (in the unit of measure specified in the General Preferences dialog box) in the Corner Radius text box to determine the curvature of the rounded edge.
- Click OK.
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