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How-to Guide

Creating a Shape

Shapes Command
 
Draw a Rectangle or Elipse

Click on Draw Tab>Shapes Group. This opens the Shapes selection. 
Select the shape that you want in the Shapes Using Fill Colors Group or the Shapes Using Graduated Fill. 
The shape is added to the page with the Fill Color and the Line Color that is currently

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Border with a Transparent Fill

Sometimes you want to use a border without a fill. This is useful when you want to outline a text object or create a box as a design feature.
 

Click on Draw Tab>Shapes Group>Rectangle . This places a rectangle shape on the page with the last used fill color. You can

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Graduated Fill Studio

The Graduated Fill Dialog Command opens the Graduated Fill Studio. This studio gives you options to choose fill colors and fill direction. The Preview window allows you to see the choices before you apply them. You can set these options before you select a Shape Using Graduate Fills or change

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Change the Direction of Graduated Fill

Open the Graduated Fill Studio

Select a shape by clicking on it. 
Click on the Graduated Fills>Graduated Fills Dialog Command. This opens the Graduated Fill Studio.

 
Choose options in the Studio
Preview:
This window displays a sample of the choices you make before you apply them to a shape.
Choose Colors:
Click on Starting Color

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Remove the Border Around a Shape

Select the shape by clicking on it.

Click on Draw Tab>Borders and Lines>Width>None.

The border line is removed from the shape.

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Draw a Line

Draw a Line

Click on Draw Tab>Shapes>Rectangle. A rectangle is placed on the page.
If you want to remove the border, click on Draw Tab>Borders Group>Width>None.
Use the selection handles to resize the rectangle into a line .

Make a Graduated Fill Line 
If you want to create a a line with a graduated fill, use

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Changing the Radius of a Rounded Rectangle

The rounded rectangle shape has an extra handle called the Radius Handle. You can use this handle to increase or decrease the amount of curve at the corners of the rectangle.

Click to select the rounded rectangle.  This causes the selection handles to be displayed.  At the bottom of the right hand

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Resizing a Shape

Resize a shape by dragging

Click to select a shape.
Drag a top, bottom or side handle to resize in one direction.
Drag a corner handle to resize proportionally.
Hold down the Shift key and drag a corner handle to resize in any direction.

Resize a shape numerically

Right click over an object and choose Properties

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Border Color

Choose a Border Color

If you have a shape, select it. If you are choosing the border color first, go to the next step. 
Click on Draw Tab>Fill Group>Line Color. This opens the Color dialog.

Choose a basic color from the first window or click More Colors. In the next window, choose

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Filling a Shape with Graduated Color

The Graduated Fill Commands give you the ability to use unlimited colors for the start and end of the fill as well as 360º angle options for the direction of the fill. The Start Color and End Color Commands opens the Color dialog for color choices. The Graduated Fill Studio