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3. With the single frame selected, Option/Alt-click the Corner Shape icon in
the Control panel. Note:

If you don’t see the Corner Shape icon in the Control panel, you can also choose If you don’t see a
Object>Corner Options to access the same dialog box. specific option in the
Control panel, click the
You can use the fields in the Control panel to change the corner shape and radius of all
corners on a selected shape. In this case, however, you want to change the shape of only Customize Control Panel
one corner. Option/Alt-clicking the icon in the Control panel opens the related dialog button and make sure
box — in this case, the Corner Options dialog box — where you can exercise greater that option is checked in
control over various settings. the resulting dialog box.
(See Page 34 for more
4. Check the Preview option in the bottom-left corner of the dialog box. about customizing the
Control panel.)
Many dialog boxes in InDesign have a Preview checkbox. When checked, this allows
you to see the effects of your selections before finalizing them.

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

9. Save the file and continue to the next stage of the project. center).

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