Working with shapes

To add a shape in iBooks Author, simply click on the Shapes icon in the toolbar, …and choose from one of the many shapes that are offered for you to work with. …As you can see, you can choose from lines or arrows, rectangles and rounded …rectangles, circles, triangles, and a whole variety of other shapes. …You can even create a custom shape, which will give you a Pen tool, so you can draw …any shape that you like. I'll just add a simple rounded rectangle …to this document. Once it's added, you can reposition it, …you can rotate it by holding down the Cmd key.…

You can change the curve of the corners by grabbing the blue dot at the corner of …the shape. If you open the Inspector, you have …access to a variety of Color Controls. Under the Graphics tab, you can choose to …fill it with a single color or a gradient, even advanced gradients, where …you can add multiple points to the gradient. …You can also choose to include an image, or a tinted image inside of that shape. …Under the Stroke option, you can choose between No Stroke, Align, or Picture Frame.…