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Selecting a tool from a tool group

A small triangle in the lower right corner of a tool in the Tools panel indicates that it is part of a tool group. For example, the Rectangle tool is part of the basic shape tool group, which also includes the Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon basic tools, as well as all of the Smart Shape tools, which appear below the divider line.



To select an alternative tool from a tool group:

  1. Click the tool icon and hold down the mouse button.

    A pop-up menu appears with tool icons, tool names, and shortcut keys. The currently selected tool has a check mark to the left of the tool name.

  2. Drag the pointer to highlight the tool you want, and release the mouse button.

    The tool appears in the Tools panel, and the tool options appear in the Property inspector.

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BigGeoffRoberts said on Feb 4, 2006 at 3:12 AM :
The screenshot does not seem to refer to the text above, in which new concepts are introduced and not explained - 'Divider Line', 'Basic shape tool group'. Where IS the basic shape tool group, it does not appear as part of the default set of 6 tool groups on the left of the screen to which the articel seems to refer.
TWD Online said on Feb 20, 2006 at 5:01 AM :
The text refers to the Rectangle Tool, which is part of the Vector Tool Group. When you hold down the mouse button on the Rectangle Tool, a pop-up menu appears. Above the "Divider Line" mentioned in the text, you will see the other Basic Shape Tools. Below the "Divider Line" you will see the Smart Shape Tools.
lkeyes70 said on Nov 16, 2006 at 10:58 AM :
Regarding the behavior of the rectangle tool..it would be nice if there was an option to bring up the sub-menu of tools by right-clicking the mouse. This is the default behavior within Windows applications for expanding an option; it brings up a "context menu". The "holding the mouse button down to expand the menu" is something that us benighted Windows types are not familier with.

 

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