Draw with the Pencil tool
To draw lines and shapes, use the Pencil tool, in much the same way that you use a real pencil to draw. To apply smoothing or straightening to the lines and shapes as you draw, select a drawing mode for the Pencil tool.
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Select the Pencil tool
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- Select Window > Properties > Properties and select a stroke color, line weight, and style.
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Select
a drawing mode under Options in the Tools panel:
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To draw straight lines and convert approximations of triangles, ovals, circles, rectangles, and squares into these common geometric shapes, select Straighten
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To draw smooth curved lines, select Smooth
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To draw freehand lines with no modification applied, select Ink
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Lines drawn with Straighten, Smooth, and Ink mode, respectively.
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- To draw with the Pencil tool, Shift-drag to constrain lines to vertical or horizontal directions, click the Stage, and drag.
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