Modifying the properties of geometric shapes

The Properties palette lets you modify objects created with the rectangle, rounded-rectangle, ellipse, and polygon tools, even if they have a style applied to them. For example, you can convert an ellipse to a polygon, specify the number of sides, and choose whether to make it a solid shape or have an open center.

To modify the properties of a geometrically shaped object:

1. Select the object.
2. Choose Window > Properties.
3. Select a shape: rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or polygon.
• For Rounded Rectangle, enter a value between 0 and 200 to specify the corners' radius in 1/4-pixel units. (The corner radius value represents the radius of a hypothetical circle drawn in the corner of the rectangle or square. A corner radius of zero creates square corners.)
• For Polygon, enter a value between 3 and 10 to specify the number of sides.
4. Choose Outline to hollow out the object's shape, if desired. Enter a value between 1 and 200 to specify the outline's width in 1/4-pixel units. The higher the value, the wider the line appears.

Note: Although a computer monitor does not display objects in 1/4-pixel resolution, this pixel value helps determine how anti-aliasing is applied to the object to give the appearance of finer or heavier lines.