Drawing a Rectangle

Use the Graphics Editor Rectangle tool to draw a simple rectangle, that is, a quadrilateral with four right angles.

You draw a rectangle when you need a four-sided figure with four 90° angles and there is no component that works for this situation.

For more information, see the Drawing Tools section.

To draw a rectangle:

1. In Graphics Editor, in the Layers pane, select the layer you want to draw the rectangle on.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click Rectangle.
3. In the work area, click where you want the rectangle to begin and drag the pointer to where you want it to end.
   
4. On the Drawing toolbar, click Select.
   
5. In the Properties pane, in the Name box, type the name of the rectangle.
   

   NOTE: You only need to name the drawing object if you will be binding the object. Naming the object now will help you identify the object later.

   
   
6. On the Options toolbar or in the Properties pane, adjust the appearance of the rectangle.
7. On the File menu, click Save.