Drawing simple lines and shapes


    Illustrator provides two groups of tools for creating simple lines and geometric shapes. The first group includes the Line Segment tool, Arc tool, Spiral tool, Rectangular Grid tool, and Polar Grid tool. The second group includes the Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, and Star tool. These tools are easy to use and help you draw basic objects quickly.

    Keep in mind that even simple lines and shapes are defined as paths. This means that once you create a simple line or shape, you can modify it by adjusting the path's points and segments. (See Adjusting paths.)

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