# Create a rounded rectangle or square object

Use the rounded rectangle tool to draw rectangles and squares with rounded corners.

## To create a rounded rectangle or square object

1. In the Graphics Display editor, select Objects > Drawing > Rounded Rectangle or click on the toolbar.
2. Press the mouse button, drag the mouse diagonally to draw the object to the desired size, and release the button.

   Tip: | Press Ctrl as you drag the mouse to draw a rounded square.

3. To change the degree of rounding, click and drag the single handle that appears inside the object, until the object is the desired shape.

4. Double-click the rectangle to open its Properties dialog box.
5. In the Properties dialog box, specify how you want the rounded rectangle to look.
6. Click OK.

   Tip: | To change the degree of roundness after the object has been created, right-click the object and select Edit. The single handle will appear in the object. Due to a Windows limitation, you cannot rotate rounded rectangles and rounded squares.

## See also

Drawing objects

Set up general properties for a rounded rectangle or square object

Options on the General tab of the Rounded Rectangle Properties dialog box

Keywords: rectangle, square