Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The Live Corner icons will show when you first make a rectangle with the
Rectangle tool or select it with the Selection tool, but you can only convert
corner points to other types using the Direct Selection tool.
After he finished creating and arranging the artwork, Gordon was ready to
create the rounded rectangle that would serve as the map symbol's frame.
With the Rectangle tool he clicked and dragged until the rectangle was sized
appropriately for the artwork he created previously.
2
Creating a Live Rectangle on top of the map symbol artwork
3 Rounding corners in the rectangular frame.
After positioning the rectangle,
Gordon rounded the bottom two corners to look more like an ellipse. To do
this, he switched to the Direct Selection tool and selected the two anchor
points at the bottom of the rectangle. With both points selected, he clicked
one of the corner widgets and dragged inward, toward the center of the rec-
tangle. When he dragged far enough, the bottom of the rectangle collapsed
into the shape of an ellipse. Gordon repeated this step for the top of the rec-
tangle; this time he dragged inward a short distance to gently round the cor-
ners.
