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Drawing shapes

Drawing shapes - iBooks Author Tutorial

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Drawing shapes

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- Aside from the predefined basic shapes that we have available to us in iBooks Author, we can also create our own shapes by going up to the Shape menu, coming down and choosing the Pen tool down at the bottom. Now don't be intimidated by the Pen tool. It's actually pretty easy to use. To create a shape, all you need to do is click the mouse one time to create a point, move the mouse to a new location and click the mouse again. We've now created a simple line. If you want to create a curved line, move the mouse to a new location, click and hold the mouse and then start to drag and as you drag, you'll create a curved point. You'll use these handles to adjust the curve to get the correct shape that you're looking for. When you're happy with the shape, simply let go of the mouse. You can move the mouse to a new location. Again, click, hold and drag and you're able to create another curved point. If you want to create an open shape, all you need to do is press the Escape key on your…

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