CorelDraw 101: Basic Toolbox pg 6: Production Graphics with Wendy Peck at webreference.com

CorelDraw 101: Basic Toolbox: Basic Toolbox

Rectangle Tool Overview

Choose Rectangle Tool
Choose Rectangle Tool from the Toolbox.

Create Rectangle
Choose Rectangle Tool. Click and drag to create rectangle of the shape and size you desire.

Create Square
Choose Rectangle Tool. Click and drag with the CTRL key pressed down to constrain the rectangle to a square. You can also hold down the SHIFT key to have the rectangle drawn from the center out, rather than the top left corner, or use both the CTRL key and the SHIFT key together to create a square drawn from the center.

Create Rounded Corners
Draw a rectangle. Choose the Shape Tool. Click and drag on any corner handle to shape the corners. Release mouse when you achieve the desired corner roundness.

Rectangle Tool Properties
Right click on the Rectangle Tool to open the Rectangle Tool Options window. Use the slider to set the Corner Roundness.

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CorelDraw 101: Basic Toolbox Tutorial Index

Object Overview
Pick Tool Overview
Shape Tool Overview
Zoom Tool Overview
Freehand Tool Overview
Rectangle Tool Overview
Ellipse Tool Overview
Spiral Tool Overview
Polygon Tool Overview
Graph Paper Tool Overview