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7. Type 0.45 in the top-right Corner Size field, then press the Tab key. Note:
For the dialog box Preview option to work properly, you have to move the highlight
away from the field you changed. Pressing Tab while the dialog box is open allows you The Polygon Frame and
to see the results of your changes. Polygon tools can be
used to create odd shapes
Remember, you don’t need to type the unit of measurement as long as the new value with a defined number
is the same unit as the default; we use units in our directions for clarity. We will not of straight edges (includ-
continue to repeat this explanation. ing triangles).
A rounded-corner rectangle is simply a rectangle with the corners cut at Polygon Frame tool
a specific distance from the end (the corner radius). The two sides are
connected with one-fourth of a circle, which has a radius equal to the Polygon tool
amount of the rounding. Radius
Clicking once with
Even though the adjusted frame now has one rounded corner, the bounding box still either Polygon tool opens
marks the outermost corners of the shape.
the Polygon dialog box,
where you can define the
size of the new object as
well as the number of
points on the new shape.
Star Inset determines
how much closer those
inside points will be to
Preview is turned on. the center. (An inset of
0% creates all points at
8. Click OK to return to the document. the same distance from
the object’s center.)
9. Save the file and continue to the next stage of the project.

Editing Live Corners

When a rectangular frame is selected in the layout, a small yellow square appears on the right edge of the shape’s bounding
box . You can click this button to enter Live Corner Effects edit mode, where you can dynamically adjust the appearance of
corner effects for all corners or for one corner at a time . Simply clicking away from the object exits the edit mode .

Click the yellow square Drag a yellow corner diamond Option/Alt-click a yellow Shift-click a yellow diamond to
to enter Live Corner Effects left or right to change the diamond to change the change the radius of only one
edit mode. radius of all four corners. shape of corner effects. corner. Option/Alt-Shift-click to
change the shape of one corner.

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