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<h2>Drawing and editing shapes</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img src="../graphics/ttb17.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="34px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> </B></span>The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>QuickShapes 
 </B></span>flyout provides tools for creating a variety of different shapes.</p>

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<h4>To draw a QuickShape: </h4>
<ol><li class=P-ListNumber><p class=ListNumber>Click a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>QuickShape 
 </B></span>tool, then on the context toolbar, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shape 
 Layer</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fill Bitmap</B></span>. (See 
 <a href="Shape_Layer_Path_Fill_Bitmap.htm">Placing shapes and lines</a>.)</p></li>
	<li class=P-ListBullet2><p class=ListBullet2>If creating the shape 
 on a new shape layer or adding to an existing shape layer, select a combination 
 button and set the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>layer blend mode 
 and opacity</I></span> (on <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layers</B></span> 
 tab).</p></li>
	<li class=P-ListBullet2><p class=ListBullet2>If creating the shape 
 as a fill bitmap, set the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>tool blend 
 mode and opacity</I></span> (on context toolbar).</p></li>
	<li class=P-ListNumber><p class=ListNumber>Set the foreground colour.</p></li>
</ol>
<p><script>showMeHow("To_draw_a_QuickShape.htm","todrawQuickShape");</script></p>
<h4>To edit a QuickShape: </h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>On the Layers tab, select 
 the layer containing the shape. <br>
	<br>
	Use the <img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL NODEEDIT;')" src="../graphics/ttb31.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Node Edit</B></span> tool to adjust 
 individual nodes.<br>
	<br>
	- or -<br>
	Use the <img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL SHAPEEDIT;')" src="../graphics/ttb36.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shape Edit</B></span> tool to select, 
 move, and adjust the shape.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><img src="../graphics/note.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="18px" height="20px" border="0" class="img_whs4"> 
 You can only edit QuickShapes created on shape layers.<br>
<br>
<script>showMeHow("To_edit_a_shape_or_outline.htm","toeditShapeline");</script></p>

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