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Pen Tool Options
This tool operates very much like the 'Pencil' tool but gives the artist a great deal more control in the paths he creates. There are four tool options , the 'Pen', 'Add Anchor Point,' 'Delete Anchor Point,' and 'Convert Anchor Point.'

Pen Tool
The pen tool empowers designers to create paths that can be straight, curved or a combination of the two.

Straight Lines
Draw horizontal, vertical or 45 degree diagonal lines by holding down the - Shift - key as you create anchor points.

Curved Lines
Put down one anchor point, put down a second point and drag it to form a curve. If you wish to create a curve in the opposite direction hold down the - Alt - key and create a new anchor point.

End Paths
Close the path by clicking the original anchor point or simply click the pen tool again.

Add Anchor Point
Once you have created a path you can still go back and add new anchor points to areas where you want to have more control. Select the 'Add Anchor Point' tool and simply click on parts of the path.

Delete Anchor Point
If you think you have more anchor points then you need select the 'Delete Anchor Point' tool and click those anchor points you wish to remove.

Convert Anchor Point
This tool allows you to convert anchor points and then reshape the curve on either side. This is very useful if you wish to convert a sharp corner and curve it.

Ellipse Shape Options
You have four kinds of tools 'Ellipse,' 'Polygon,' 'Star,' and 'Spiral.'

Ellipse Tool
This tool creates ellipse shapes like circles and ovals. You have several ways of creating these forms. Holding the - Shift - key creates a circle. Holding the - Shift - and - Alt - keys creates a circle from the center point out. Creating an ellipse while holding down the - Alt - key builds an oval from the center point out. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it.

You can also create a precise shape by clicking once on the document. A window appears allowing you to enter precise dimensions for the ellipse shape.

Polygon Tool
The polygon tool Allows you to create multi-sided shapes like hexagons, pentagons, etc. To constrain the shape to multiples of 45 degrees hold down the - Shift - key. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it. To add or reduce the number of sides in your polygon shape press the - Up Arrow - key to add more sides or the - Down Arrow - key to reduce the number of sides. The lowest number is 3 sides.

Several Polygon shapes

You can also create a precise shape by clicking once on the document. A window appears allowing you to enter a precise radius and the number of sides for the polygon shape.

Star Tool
This tool creates star shaped objects. To constrain the shape to multiples of 45 degrees hold down the - Shift - key. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it. To add or reduce the number of sides in your star shape press the - Up Arrow - key to add more sides or the - Down Arrow - key to reduce the number of sides. The lowest number is 3 sides.

Different Star shapes

You can also create a precise shape by clicking once on the document. A window appears allowing you to enter precise radius dimensions and number of points for the star shape.

Spiral Tool
This cool tool creates a spiral like path. To constrain the angle of the shape to multiples of 45 degrees hold down the - Shift - key. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it. To increase or decrease the amount of spiralling in your shape press the - Up Arrow - key to add to the shape or the - Down Arrow - key to reduce the effect.

Spiral Shape	Arrow Up increases segments	Arrow Down decreases segments

You can also create a precise shape by clicking on the document once. A window appears allowing you to enter a precise radius, decay factor, number of segments and style for the spiral shape.

Rectangle Tool Options
The rectangle tools allow designers to create rectangle shapes and rectangle shapes with rounded corners.

Rectangle Tool
This tool works like the ellipse tool. To confine the shape to a equal sided shape hold down the - Shift - key. Holding the - Shift - and - Alt - keys creates a square from the center point out. Creating a rectangle while holding down the - Alt - key builds a rectangle from the center point out. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it.

You can also create a precise shape by clicking once on the document. A window appears allowing you to enter precise dimensions for the rectangle shape.

Rounded Rectangle Tool
This tool works like the ellipse tool. To confine the shape to a equal sided shape hold down the - Shift - key. Holding the - Shift - and - Alt - keys creates a rounded square from the center point out. Creating a rounded rectangle while holding down the - Alt - key builds an rectangle from the center point out. Hold down the - Space Bar - to move the shape as you create it.

You can also create a precise shape by clicking once on the document. A window appears allowing you to enter precise dimensions for the rectangle shape and corner radius.

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