How-To: Draw Square - OpenOffice.org Draw
- To draw a Square you can use the "Rectangle Tool."
- It is found here, it is the button with the Rectangle icon.
- Just click on it once.
- Now go to the drawing area and pick where you want to place one of the corners of your Square.
- Once you have picked a spot, click and hold on the left mouse button.
- Then move your mouse to start drawing your Square. A ghost of the Square should appear to guide you.
- To make a perfect square hold down the "Shift" key as you move the mouse.
- Now, just release the mouse button to finish drawing your square. Congratulations! Now you can draw Squares!
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Draw a Square
This screencast demonstrates how to draw a square onto a drawing canvas.
You will learn:
- How to find the "Rectangle" button.
- How to restrict the "Rectangle" tool to draw a perfect square.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to draw a block arrow.
- How to draw a circle.
- How to draw an ellipsis.
- How to draw a line
- How to draw a line with an arrow tip.
- How to draw a rectangle.
- How to draw a smiley face or other symbols.
- How to insert a text frame.
- How to force equal height and width while drawing a shape.
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