2D Shape Tools
- Glen Yamakawa
Add and edit 2D shapes in the 2D work space to mark and draw attention to specific portions of your document.
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Create a rectangle around information or drawings to highlight them using a transparent or opaque fill.
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To create a rectangle:
- Select the Rectangle tool from the 2D toolbar.
 - Click a first location to select the start point.
- Click a second location to select the end point.
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Create a rounded rectangle around information or drawings to highlight them using a transparent or opaque fill.
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To create a rounded rectangle:
- Select the Rounded Rectangle tool from the 2D toolbar.
 - Click a first location to select the start point.
- Click a second location to select the end point.
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Create a oval around information or drawings to highlight them using a transparent or opaque fill.
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To create a oval:
- Select the Oval tool from the 2D toolbar.
 - Click a first location to select the start point.
- Click a second location to select the end point.
 To move a shape:
- Place the mouse over the shape.
- While holding the left mouse button down, drag the shape into the new location.
- Release the mouse when finished.
 To rotate a shape:
- Left mouse click on the shape to select it.
- Â White resize grips and a yellow rotation grip should appear.
 - Hover the mouse over the yellow rotation grip until it turns red.
- Holding down the left mouse button, drag the rotation grip, rotating the the shape around its center.
- Release the mouse when finished.
To resize a shape:
- Left mouse click on the shape to select it.
- Â White resize grips and a yellow rotation grip should appear.
 - Hover the mouse over one of the white resize grips until it turns red.
- Holding down the left mouse button, drag the resize grip until the desired size its achieved.
Note: top and bottom grips resizes vertically; left and right grips resize horizontally; corner grips resize both vertically and horizontally. - Release the mouse when finished.
To hide a shape:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Select Hide (shape).
Note: To show:
- Find the shape in the Markups panel.
- Check the associated check box or right mouse click on it and select Show (shape).
To change the shape's border width:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Hover over Width.
- Select the desired width.
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To change the shape's border pattern:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Hover over Pattern.
- Select the desired pattern.
To change the shape's border color:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Hover over Line Color.
- Select the desired line color.
Use fill colors to highlight, encode, or simply cover over parts of your drawing.
To change the shape's fill color:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Hover over Fill Color.
- Select the desired fill color.
Use the Alpha channel to change the opacity of the fill color.
Alpha Value | Example |
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255 | |
200 | |
100 | |
0 |
Lock the shape so it cannot be moved unless unlocked
To lock a shape:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Select Lock Position.
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Delete the shape if it is not desired.
To delete a shape:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Select Delete.
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Use Undo to restore a deleted 2D shape.
You may want to put text within a shape to label or describe what it's highlighting.
To add/edit text within a shape:
- Right mouseclick the shape.
- Select Properties.
- Edit the Title field.
- Click OK.
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Text appears as:
Adding a hyperlink to the shape allows a user to click on the shape to be sent to another location.
To a hyperlink to a shape:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Select Properties.
- Enter a valid link to the Hyperlink field.
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Adding a comment to the shape appears as a tool tip when hovering the mouse over the shape.
To a hyperlink to a shape:
- Right mouse click the shape.
- Select Properties.
- Enter text into the Comments field.
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