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On the Draw toolbar, click Rectangle .
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Click the location for one corner of the rectangle or square.
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Click to define the rotation angle and the width of the rectangle or square.
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Do one of the following:
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To draw a rectangle, click to define the height.
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To draw a square, hold the SHIFT key, and then click. The command automatically makes the height equal to the width.
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Instead of clicking to draw the rectangle or square, you can type values in the Width, Height, and Angle boxes on the ribbon. You can also use a combination of graphic and ribbon bar input.
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Instead of clicking several different points to draw a rectangle, you can draw a diagonal line and the software automatically changes it to a rectangle.
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You can use the options on the ribbon and the commands on the shortcut menu to edit a rectangle or square.
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If you place dimensions on a rectangle, they are always driven dimensions.
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You cannot ungroup a rectangle into individual lines.