Shape Editing

Add a Shape

To Add a Shape (Circle, Rectangle or Line) first, click on the Add button in the Main Tools section of the editing toolbar. Then, select either the Add Rectangle,Add Circle, or Add Line button. A new shape will be added directly to your marketing piece.

You can then customize your Rectangle,Circle, or Line Shape with the Shape Tools.

Delete a Shape

To delete a Shape, select the Shape you wish to remove. Click on the Remove button in the Shape Tools section of the editing toolbar.

Move a Shape

To Move, select the Shape and place your cursor over the Shape until the cursor changes from a pointer to a 4-directional arrow. Click the Shape, drag and drop it to the new location on the marketing piece.

Resize a Shape

To Resize, select the Shape and grab one of the Shape's four corner points. You can change the height, width, or overall size of the Shape by dragging and dropping any one of the four corner points.

Rotate a Shape

To Rotate a Shape, select the Shape and simply move your cursor over the green circle located on the top of your Shape.Your cursor will change shapes from an arrow to a round arrow. You can then click and drag the circle to rotate yourShape around a central pivot point.

Change Shape Background Color

Select the Shape you wish to modify. Click on the Background Color button in the Shape Tools section of the editing toolbar. Then select the new color that you want your Shape to have.

Change Shape Border Color

Select the Shape you wish to modify. Click on the Border Color button in the Shape Tools section of the editing toolbar. Then select the new color that you want your Shape to have.

Change Shape Border Thickness

To increase or decrease the size of the border on a Shape, select the Shape you wish to modify. In the Shape Toolssection of the editing toolbar, grab the Border Thickness slide bar and move it to the left to decrease the size of the border. Move the Border Thickness slide bar to the right to increase the size of the border. The Shape will remain the same size despite the thickness of the Shape Border.

Change Shape Opacity

Opacity is the measure of how much light is not allowed to travel through an object. You may change the opacity of aShape in your marketing piece to make the shape appear as though it is more or less transparent.

To increase or decrease the opacity (or transparency) of a Shape, select the Shape you wish to modify. In the Shape Toolssection of the editing toolbar, grab the Opacity slide bar and move it to the left to decrease the Shape's Opacity. Less opacity will make the shape appear more transparent, and you will be able to see Images,Text or other Elements in you marketing piece through the Shape.
Grab the Opacity slide bar and move it to the right to increase the Shape's Opacity. More opacity will make the Shapeappear less transparent, and you will not see Images,Text, or other Elements in your marketing piece through the Shape.