3. While holding the left button on the mouse, drag the black outline box to the point where you wish to
mark the opposite end of the rectangle. Release the left button of the mouse to display the new
rectangle. A series of small white square blocks will appear around the boundaries of the rectangle.
4. Click and drag on the small white boxes (the mouse cursor will change to a double arrow) to change
the width or height of the rectangle.
5. Click and drag anywhere within the border of the new rectangle to move it to a new location.
6. Modify the rectangle (outline) thickness by highlighting the rectangle (clicking on it) and then
selecting one of the four options in the Draw toolbar.
7. To continue creating more rectangles, move the crosshair cursor to a new location and repeat. To
discontinue creating new rectangles, click on the mouse cursor icon in the Objects toolbar or click on
any object on the screen.
The Circle Tools
The circle tools are used to create ellipses or circles. The Circle (outline) tool creates a circle. The Circle (solid) tool creates
a solid circle.
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To create a circle
or
1. From the
DRAW
menu, click
Circle (outline or solid)
or click the
Circle
icon in the Draw toolbar.
2. Move the mouse cursor over to the work area of BlueLeaf software onto the screen that you are
currently editing. The mouse cursor changes to a crosshair cursor. Click and drag on the screen to
mark the beginning of the circle.
3. While holding the left button on the mouse, drag the black outline box to the point where you wish to
mark the opposite end of the circle. Release the left button of the mouse to display the new circle. A
series of small white square blocks will appear around the boundaries of the circle.
4. Click and drag on the small white boxes (the mouse cursor will change to a double arrow) to change
the width or height of the circle.
5. Click and drag anywhere within the border of the new circle to move it to a new location.
6. Modify the circle (outline) thickness by highlighting the circle (clicking on it) and then selecting one
of the four options in the Draw toolbar.
7. To continue creating more circles, move the crosshair cursor to a new location and repeat. To
discontinue creating new circles, click on the mouse cursor icon in the Objects toolbar or click on any
object on the screen.
The Curve Tool
The curve tool is used to create curves. Each curve created has three parameters associated with it: size, thickness, and
orientation.
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To create a curve
1. From the
DRAW
menu, click
Curve
or click the
Curve
icon in the Draw toolbar.
2. Move the mouse cursor over to the work area of BlueLeaf software onto the screen that you are
currently editing. The mouse cursor changes to a crosshair cursor. Click and drag on the screen to
mark the beginning of the curve.
3. While holding the left button on the mouse, drag the black outline box to the point where you wish to
mark the opposite end of the curve. Release the left button of the mouse to display the new curve. A
series of small white square blocks will appear around the boundaries of the curve.
4. Note: Once the curve has been placed onto the screen, it is not possible to change the orientation (how
the curve bends- right, left, upward or downward) of the curve. Therefore, in order to place the curve
onto the screen with a correct orientation, you must select the proper corner when initially placing the
curve onto the screen:
For
start at the upper left corner
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