Creating a rectangle
You can insert a rectangle using the Rectangle Tool on the Tool Palette.
Using the drag and drop method
- Select the Rectangle Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Place the mouse on the part of the Canvas where the top-left position of the rectangle is to be. Drag and drop the mouse to make a rectangle of a desired size. To create a square , drag the rectangle while holding down the <Shift> key.
In case you do not want to create a rectangle as a path, deselect Create as Path in the Tool Options.
Using the Polygon dialog box
- Select the Rectangle Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Click on the part of the Canvas where you want to insert a rectangle.
- In the Rectangle dialog box, specify the position of the top-left corner and size of the rectangle in Left/Top and Width/Height.
- Click OK. A new rectangle is created.
To modify the properties in the Rectangle dialog box, click the inserted shape object, or select the Selection Tool
on the Tool Palette and double-click the inserted shape object. The Rectangle dialog box is prompted only when you deselected Create as Path in the Tool Options.