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Shape Tools

The Shape Tools are a small group of tools that can be used to quickly make generic rectangles, ellipses, stars, and polygons using the Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, Star Tool, and Polygon Tool respectively.

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To get started, move your view of the artboard to the bottom left box titled "Shapes with Pathfinder," then create a new layer with the same name, "Shapes with Pathfinder."

Rectangle Tool

Select the Rectangle Tool (M) from the left toolbar.

If you do not see its rectangle icon, you may find that it is hidden underneath an ellipse, polygon, star, or line icon of the other tools. If this is the case, right click on the shape and select the Rectangle Tool from the list.

In the Swatches panel on the right, choose your own fill and stroke colors.

You can do this by first selecting the Fill swatch in the top left of the panel, then clicking on a color swatch below it. The same can be done with the Stroke swatch, which is found adjacent to the Fill swatch.

Once you are satisfied with your

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