Drawing rectangles and squares
CorelDRAW lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally with the Rectangle tool or by specifying the width and height with the 3-point rectangle tool. The 3-point rectangle tool lets you quickly draw rectangles at an angle.
After you draw a rectangle or square, you can reshape it by rounding one or more of its corners.
You can create a rectangle by first drawing its baseline and then drawing its height. The resulting rectangle is angled.
To draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally |  |
. Drag in the drawing window until the rectangle is the size you want.
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You can draw a rectangle from its center outward by holding down Shift as you drag. You can also draw a square from its center outward by holding down Shift + Ctrl as you drag.
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To draw a rectangle by specifying height and width | |
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In the drawing window, point to where you want to start the rectangle, drag to draw the width, and release the mouse button.
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To constrain the angle of the baseline to a preset increment, known as constrain angle, hold down Ctrl as you drag. For information about changing the constrain angle, see “To change the constrain angle.”
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To round the corners of a rectangle or square | |
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To apply the same roundness to all corners, click the Round corners together button on the property bar.
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You can also round the corners of a selected rectangle or a square by filleting. For more information, see “Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners.”
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You can also round the corners of a selected rectangle or square by using the Shape tool
 to drag a corner node toward the shape’s center. |
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To set default corner roundness, click Tools
 Options, and double-click Toolbox from the Workspace list of categories. Then, click Rectangle tool, and move the slider or enter a number. |