Drawing polygons and stars

CorelDRAW lets you draw polygons and stars and then reshape them. For example, you can convert polygons to stars and stars to polygons, change the number of sides on a polygon or the number of points on a star, and sharpen the points of a star.

You can also draw a predefined star shape. For more information, see “To draw a predefined shape” on page 70.

To draw a polygon or a star

To draw

A polygon

A star

Do the following

Open the Object flyout , click the Polygon tool , and drag in the drawing window until the polygon is the size you want.

Open the Object flyout , click the Polygon tool, drag in the drawing window until the polygon is the size you want, and click the Star button on the property bar.

You can draw a polygon or a star from its center by holding down Shift as you drag.

You can draw a symmetrical polygon or a star by holding down Ctrl as you drag.

To reshape a polygon or a star

To	Do the following

Change a polygon to a star or a star to a polygon

Select a polygon or a star, and click the Polygon button or the Star button on the property bar.

Reshape a polygon or a star	Click the Shape tool ,and click a node on
	the object. Drag the node to change the
	object’s shape.

CorelDRAW: Drawing shapes

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