Two drawing tools that are often useful are the Rectangle and Oval tool. They function almost identically and we will investigate both tools at the same time.
The
two tool buttons are located on the Drawing Toolbar and are easy to spot
beside the other buttons. We choose not to insult you with descriptions
of which is which!
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Once the buttons are selected, you click in the spreadsheet and drag. The resulting shape will be the oval or rectangle. The location of the object can be changed by dragging the drawn object to a better place. The sizing handlebars let you adjust the dimensions of the object. |  |
| You can make a perfect square by dragging while the Shift Key is depressed! | HINT |
You can make a perfect circle by dragging while the Shift Key is depressed! |
The
inside of the object may be filled in a color of choice. The Fill
Tool has the paint bucket icon and the down-arrow lets you select
the color of choice for a fill.
These objects have been filled with two of the choices of colors available.
The edges or borders of these objects are similar to the Line and Arrow tools. These borders have attributes that can be changed. These examples show changes in the Line Styles and the Segments.
Perhaps the most useful of the features of Ovals and Rectangles is the ability to add text at the same drawing layer as the object. If you Right-Click on one of the objects, you will see a panel giving you the ability to add text.
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Select
the Add Text choice |
Enter
your text. |