Drawing stars
The star tool creates a star-shaped object with a given number of points and size.
To draw a star by dragging: - Select the star tool
. - Position the pointer at the center of the star you want to create, and drag until the star is the desired size.
- As you drag, you can do any of the following:
- Drag the pointer in an arc to rotate the star.
- Shift-drag to constrain the tool to multiples of 45 degrees.
- Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to hold the inner radius constant.
- Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to keep the sides of the star straight.
- Hold down the spacebar to move the star.
- Press or hold down Up Arrow or Down Arrow to add or delete sides to the star.
- Hold down ~ (tilde) to create multiple stars.
To draw a star by specifying dimensions: - Select the star tool.
- Click where you want to place the center of the star. By default, the Star dialog box displays the dimensions of the last star you drew. The unit of measure is determined by the unit of measure set in the Document Setup or Units & Undo Preferences dialog box.
- In the Radius 1 text box, enter the distance from the center to the innermost points.
- In the Radius 2 text box, enter the distance from the center to the outermost points.
- Click the arrows or enter the number of sides to the star in the Points text box, and click OK.
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