NewTek LiveText - Manual (Page 27)

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around the Canvas. Hold down the Shift key over a corner of a selected object and a curved
arrow cursor indicates you may now drag to rotate it.
GRAPHIC SHAPE TOOLS
The area immediately below the Arrow and T(Text) buttons is home
to a number of tools used to create shapes. Each shape is initially a
separate graphic object.
The tools are very easy to use, and just as easy to edit at any time
after their creation, whether simply to adjust their position, or to
add or modify much more elaborate treatments.
For the most part, shapes are easily created by clicking one of the buttons, and dragging the
cursor in the Canvas. The shape responds interactively to your movements, and is created when
you release the mouse button.
Line
To make a straight line, you simply click in the Canvas where you want the line to begin and then
drag the mouse to where you want the line to end.
Rectangle
The Rectangle button creates outlines of four-sided objects.
Filled Rectangle
This tool works just like the Rectangle tool except it fills in shape with the same color as the
outline.
Arc
The second row contains variations of ellipses. With the first, you can create segments of arcs.
Click the mouse in the Canvas and drag to establish the radius of the arc, releasing the button
when you are happy. Then click and drag again to define the extent of the arc. Release the
button to complete it.
Oval
The Oval works just like the Rectangle tool. Click and drag in the Canvas to draw out your shape.
Filled Arc
The Filled Arc operation is the same as the Arc tool (see above). The only difference is that the
arc created is filled in. Think of the Filled Arc as the pie chart tool.
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