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Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual

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AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual

Use the remaining tools in the tool panel to create and change different types
of objects.

The eyedropper

is a special tool used to pick up and apply an object’s

attributes (such as color and pattern). For more information, see “Copying an
object’s attributes” on page 5-11
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Choose Index from the

or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from

the list and click Go To Topic.

Use this tool

To draw

Line tool

Diagonal or straight lines. To make straight lines, hold
down Shift as you drag the tool.

Rectangle tool

Rectangles. To draw squares, hold down Shift as you drag
the tool.

Rounded rectangle tool

Rectangles with rounded corners. To draw squares, hold
down Shift as you drag the tool.

Oval tool

Ovals. To draw circles, hold down Shift as you drag
the tool.

Arc tool

Arcs

Polygon tool

Shapes composed of angles and straight lines

Freehand tool

Curved lines, as you would draw with a pencil or pen

Bezigon tool

Shapes with Bezier curves and angles. To draw a Bezier
curve, click the tool, and then release the mouse button
and drag the pointer. Click at each place you want to turn
the curve. To end the object, click twice.

Regular polygon tool

Closed polygons with sides of equal length

In the Help index,

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see:

E

drawing, tools

E

selecting objects

Click to select a tool

Hold down the mouse button as you
drag the tool

Click to work with frames and
objects