Draw basic lines and shapes
- In the toolbox, do one of the following:
-
To draw a line or shape, select the Line tool
, the
Ellipse tool 
, the Rectangle
tool 
, or
the Polygon tool 
. (Click
and hold the Rectangle tool to select either the Ellipse or Polygon
tool.) -
To draw a placeholder (empty) graphics frame, select the Ellipse Frame tool
, the
Rectangle Frame tool 
, or
the Polygon Frame tool 
.
-
- Drag in the document window to create the path or frame. To draw from the center out, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS).
To constrain a line to 45° angles, or
to constrain the width and height of a path or frame to the same
proportions, hold down Shift as you drag. 
Dragging to create a basic circle
Note: The result shown above displays a bounding box
around the path. If the Selection tool 
was
recently active, you’ll see this bounding box. If the Direct Selection
tool 
was
more recently active, the path appears with anchor points instead.
was
recently active, you’ll see this bounding box. If the Direct Selection
tool was
more recently active, the path appears with anchor points instead.