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Round Rectangle Tool
The Round Rectangle tool allows to draw round-cornered shapes (round rectangles/squares).
The following steps show how to activate and use this tool:
- On the Drawing Tools box, click the Round 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 Round Rectangle tool:
- In the Option Selector box, select the fill style of the Round Rectangle tool. You can choose one of the following styles:
 - empty round rectangle;
 - outlined round rectangle;
 - filled round rectangle;
 - horizontal gradient. Use this style to create and draw horizontal gradients of round-cornered shape;
 - vertical gradient. Use this style to create and draw vertical gradients of round-cornered shape;
Note. The fill style can be changed anytime while the Round Rectangle tool is activated.
- In the Option Selector box, select the border width of the Round 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 Round Rectangle tool: - empty round rectangle and - outlined round rectangle.
- The border width can be changed anytime while the Round 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 round 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 round square, hold down SHIFT while dragging the cursor.
Remark.
When starting the drawing, apply the following rules according to the fill style:
For empty round rectangle :
To draw the empty round rectangle with the foreground color, use the left mouse button.
To draw the empty round rectangle with the background color, use the right mouse button.
For outlined round rectangle :
- To draw the outlined round rectangle border with the foreground color and fill the inside with the background color, use the left mouse button.
- To draw the outlined round rectangle border with the background color and fill the inside with the foreground color, use the right mouse button.
For filled round rectangle :
- To draw the filled round rectangle with the foreground color, use the left mouse button.
- To draw the filled round 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 Round Rectangle tool works in the same way as it works for filled round 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 Round Rectangle tool works in the same way as it works for filled round rectangle style.
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