Selecting Drawing Tools

You create Paint objects using the drawing tools located on the Toolbar. Use the Freehand, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon drawing tools to create filled or stroked (unfilled) objects. These tool icons are like toggle switches: when you click an icon, it switches between filled and stroked. You can also click the upper left section to choose a stroked tool, or the lower right section to choose a filled tool.

For information about creating text objects, see Text.

To select a drawing tool:

1. To create a filled object, click the corresponding tool until you see the following:
   
   

   Use:	To:
   	Draw a filled freehand stroke.
   	Draw a filled rectangle.
   	Draw a filled ellipse.
   	Draw a filled polygon.

   
   
   
2. To create a stroked object, click the corresponding tool until you see the following:
   
   

   Use:	To:
   	Draw a freehand stroke.
   	Draw a straight line.
   	Draw a stroked rectangle.
   	Draw a stroked ellipse.
   	Draw a stroked polygon.