Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip
The color of the Smart Guides can be changed from green to another color by
choosing Edit > Preferences > Smart Guides (Windows) or Illustrator >
Preferences > Smart Guides (Mac OS).
6.
With the rounded rectangle selected, click and drag the right, middle bounding point to
the right. As you drag, press the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key. This allows
you to resize from the center of the shape. Drag until the width is approximately .9 in,
release the mouse button, and then release the modifier key.
7.
With the rounded rectangle still selected, click the Fill color in the Control panel and
change the color to a light gray to fill the new shape. We chose a color with the tool tip
values “C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=20.”
8.
Choose Select > Deselect.
9.
Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window.
10.
Select the Rounded Rectangle tool in the Tools panel. Position the pointer on the
larger white window rectangle, and click.
11.
In the Rounded Rectangle dialog box, change the Width to
2.4 in
and click OK.
Creating a rounded rectangle this way allows you to enter a Width, Height, and Corner
Radius. By clicking the artboard with the Rounded Rectangle tool selected, the
measurements of the last created rounded rectangle appear, by default, in the dialog
box.
