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Unit 2: Designing and Desktop Publishing Tools

Removing Stroke Notes

Click the Stroke in the Tool Palette once to swap it above Fill. Click the None icon boxed up in
red to set the Stroke to None. The black stroke will disappear.

Figure 2.10: Removing Stroke

Source: http://www.vectordiary.com/isd_post/2008/day03/remove-stroke.gif
Constrain Proportions

To draw a perfect square, we will select the Rectangle Tool. Hold Shift and drag to draw a square.
Same for the circle, we will select the Ellipse Tool and hold Shift to drag out a circle.

Figure 2.11: Using different Shape Tools

Source: http://www.vectordiary.com/isd_post/2008/day03/square.gif

Resizing Shapes

To resize shapes, select the shape using the Selection Tool and a bounding box will appear. Drag
the corner anchor point to resize it. To constrain to proportion while resizing, hold Shift as you
resize. Also hold Alt/Option if you want to resize from the same position.

Figure 2.12: Resizing Shapes

Source: http://www.vectordiary.com/isd_post/2008/day03/resize_shape.gif

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