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Shapes Toolbar help

Use Shapes to Freehand Draw, Freehand Highlight, add a Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, Cloud, Line, Freehand Line, or Arrow.

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1. To draw in freehand select the Free Hand tool and draw on the document wherever you like.

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2. To change the colour, opacity, or size of the stroke, select the Free Hand tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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3. To highlight in freehand select the Free Hand Highlight tool and draw on the document wherever you like.

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4. To change the colour, opacity, or size of the stroke, select the Free Hand Highlight tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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5. To add a rectangle to a document select the Rectangle tool and click on the document where you want to add the shape.

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6. To change the rectangle’s colour and opacity, style, or fill the rectangle with colour, select the Rectangle tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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7. To add a circle to a document select the Circle tool and click on the document where you want to add the shape.

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8. To change the circle’s colour and opacity, style, or fill the circle with colour, select the Circle tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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9. To add a polygon to a document select the Polygon tool and click on the document where you want to add the shape. The first click will create a line, successive clicks add another line to the polygon, to close the shape click inside the square border.

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10. To change the polygon’s colour and opacity, style, or fill the polygon with colour, select the Polygon tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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11. To add a cloud to a document select the Cloud tool and click on the document where you want to add the shape. The first click will create a line, successive clicks add another line to the cloud, to close the shape click inside the square border.

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12. To change the cloud’s colour and opacity, style, or fill the cloud with colour, select the Cloud tool dropdown. Select custom to create your own colour.

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