Create a rounded rectangle or square object
Use the rounded rectangle tool to draw rectangles and squares with rounded corners.
To create a rounded rectangle or square object
- In the Graphics Display editor, select Objects > Drawing > Rounded Rectangle or click
on the toolbar.
- Press the mouse button, drag the mouse diagonally to draw the object to the desired size, and release the button.
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Press Ctrl as you drag the mouse to draw a rounded square. |
- To change the degree of rounding, click and drag the single handle that appears inside the object, until the object is the desired shape.

- Double-click the rectangle to open its Properties dialog box.
- In the Properties dialog box, specify how you want the rounded rectangle to look.
- Click OK.
Tip: |
- To change the degree of roundness after the object has been created, right-click the object and select Edit. The single handle will appear in the object.
- Due to a Windows limitation, you cannot rotate rounded rectangles and rounded squares.
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See also
Drawing objects
Set up general properties for a rounded rectangle or square object
Options on the General tab of the Rounded Rectangle Properties dialog box
Keywords: rectangle, square