Rectangle/Square Tool

recti.png Rectangle
Draws a rectangle or square.

To draw a Rectangle

1.Press and hold the left mouse button down (or click and release) at the position you wish to draw a corner of the rectangle  
2.Drag the pointer diagonally to adjust the size of the rectangle  
3.Release the mouse button (or click and release) to end the drawing  
 
Note: To draw a square, press and hold the Shift key while dragging  
 
To draw a Rectangle with rounded corners  
1.Press and release the left mouse button at the position you wish to draw a corner of the rectangle  
2.Move the mouse pointer diagonally adjust the size of the rectangle  
3.Press and hold the left mouse button to finish positioning the other corner of the rectangle  
4.Drag the mouse pointer back into the rectangle to adjust the rounded edge of the corners  
5.Release the mouse button to end the drawing  
 
Note:  
·To draw a rounded square, press and hold the Shift key while drawing with the 'rectangle' tool  
·To constrain the rounded corners of squares to circles, press and hold the Shift key while adjusting the rounded edge of the corners  
·To constrain the rounded corners of rectangles to ellipses, press and hold the Shift key while adjusting the rounded edge of the corners  

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