• Callout shapes

2Open Perfect Shapes picker on the property bar, and click a shape.

3Drag in the drawing window until the shape is the size you want.

Perfect Shapes can be modified like any other shapes.

To modify a predefined shape

1Select a shape with a glyph.

2Drag a glyph until the shape is the form you want.

The right-angle, heart, lightning bolt, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not have glyphs.

To add text to a predefined shape

1Click the Text tool .

2Position the cursor inside the shape’s outline until it changes to a text cursor .

3Type and format the font inside the shape.

Drawing using shape recognition

You can use the Smart drawing tool to draw freehand strokes that can be recognized and converted to basic shapes. Rectangles and ellipses are translated to native CorelDRAW objects; trapezoids and parallelograms are translated to Perfect Shapes objects; lines, triangles, squares, diamonds, circles, and arrows are translated to curve objects. If an object is not converted to a shape, it can be beautified. Objects and curves drawn with shape recognition are editable. You can set the level at which CorelDRAW recognizes shapes, converts them to objects, and the amount of smoothing applied to curves.

You can set the amount of time to elapse between making a pen stroke and the implementation of shape recognition. For example, if the timer is set to one second and you draw a circle, shape recognition takes effect one second after you draw the circle.

You can make corrections as you draw. You can also change the thickness and line style of a shape drawn using shape recognition.

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Shapes created with the Smart drawing tool are recognized and smoothed.

To draw a shape using shape recognition

1Click the Smart drawing tool .

2Choose a recognition level from the Recognition level list box on the property bar.

3Choose a smoothing level from the Smoothing level list box on the property bar.

4Draw a shape in the drawing window.

The Smart drawing tool property bar is only displayed when the Smart drawing tool is selected.

To set shape recognition delay

1Click Tools ` Customization.

2In the Toolbox list of categories, click Smart drawing tool.

3Move the Drawing assistance delay slider.

The minimum delay is ten milliseconds; the maximum is two seconds.

To make a correction while using shape recognition

•Before the delay recognition period has elapsed, hold down Shift, and drag over the area you want to correct.

You must start erasing the shape from the last point drawn.

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If you are drawing a freehand shape consisting of several curves, pressing Esc deletes the last curve drawn.

To change the outline thickness of a shape drawn with shape recognition

1Click the Smart drawing tool .

2Click the shape.

3Choose an outline thickness from the Outline width list box on the property bar.

The Smart drawing tool property bar is displayed only when the Smart drawing tool is selected.

When you overlap lines drawn with the Smart drawing tool, the outline thickness is determined by the average.

You can change the line style of a shape drawn with shape recognition. For more information, see “To specify line and outline settings” on page 53.

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