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Rectangle Tool
The Rectangle tool allows to draw square-cornered shapes (rectangles/squares).
The following steps show how to activate and use this tool:
- On the Drawing Tools box, click the Rectangle
 button.
In response to this action, the tool becomes activated. The Option Selector box shows all available fill styles and border widths of the Rectangle tool:
- In the Option Selector box, select the fill style of the Rectangle tool. You can choose one of the following styles:
 - empty rectangle;
 - outlined rectangle;
 - filled rectangle;
 - horizontal gradient. Use this style to create and draw horizontal gradients of square-cornered shape;
 - vertical gradient. Use this style to create and draw vertical gradients of square-cornered shape;
Note. The fill style can be changed anytime while the Rectangle tool is activated.
- In the Option Selector box, select the border width of the Rectangle tool. You can choose from 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 pixels width.
Notes.
- The border width is used only for the following fill styles of the Rectangle tool: - empty rectangle and - outlined rectangle.
- The border width can be changed anytime while the Rectangle tool is activated.
Select tool's colors (foreground and background colors). See the "Foreground and Background colors" page for details.
Click the image on the starting point of the rectangle. See the Remark below for additional information.
- Holding the mouse button down, drag the cursor to the diagonally opposite point (final point).
- Release the mouse button.
Note. To draw a square, hold down SHIFT while dragging the cursor.
Remark.
When starting the drawing, apply the following rules according to the fill style:
For empty rectangle :
- To draw the empty rectangle with the foreground color, use the left mouse button.
- To draw the empty rectangle with the background color, use the right mouse button.
For outlined rectangle :
- To draw the outlined rectangle border with the foreground color and fill the inside with the background color, use the left mouse button.
- To draw the outlined rectangle border with the background color and fill the inside with the foreground color, use the right mouse button.
For filled rectangle :
- To draw the filled rectangle with the foreground color, use the left mouse button.
- To draw the filled rectangle with the background color, use the right mouse button.
For horizontal gradient :
- To create and draw a horizontal gradient from the foreground color to the background color, use the left mouse button.
- To create and draw a horizontal gradient from the background color to the foreground color, use the right mouse button.
Note. If the foreground and/or background color is set to screen or inverse color, the Rectangle tool works in the same way as it works for filled rectangle style.
For vertical gradient :
- To create and draw a vertical gradient from the foreground color to the background color, use the left mouse button.
- To create and draw a vertical gradient from the background color to the foreground color, use the right mouse button.
Note. If the foreground and/or background color is set to screen or inverse color, the Rectangle tool works in the same way as it works for filled rectangle style.
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