Your Question: How Do I Draw a Rectangle in Illustrator?
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To draw a rectangle, drag diagonally until the rectangle is the desired size. To draw a square, hold down the Shift key while you drag diagonally until the square is the desired size. To create a square or rectangle using values, click where you want the top-left corner to be.

How do you draw shapes in Illustrator?

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  1. You can create a variety of primitive shapes with the vector Shape tools in Illustrator. …
  2. Press and hold the Rectangle tool in the Toolbar and select the Polygon tool. …
  3. To move a shape, drag its center point. …
  4. You can also combine shapes to create new, more complex shapes in just a couple of clicks.

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Where is the rectangle tool in Illustrator?

As a default, the only visible shape tool in Illustrator’s Tools panel is the Rectangle tool. If you click and hold down that tool, you can access hidden tools such as the Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, and Star tools, shown in this figure.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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