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create a rounded rectangle
In addition to basic rectangles, you can create frames with a number of special corner
treatments. The Rounded Rectangle tool automatically creates frames with special
corners, but you can also easily modify the corners of an existing frame to create the
effect you want.
1. With identity.indd open, zoom into the left end of the black rectangle.
Note:
2. Click away from the existing shape to deselect it (if necessary). When an object is
To deselect objects, you can choose Edit>Deselect All, or simply click an empty area selected, changing the fill
of the workspace. If you do click the workspace, though, be careful that you don't and stroke values changes
accidentally click a white-filled object instead of the empty page or pasteboard area. those attributes for the

If you don’t deselect the existing shape, the changes you make in the next step would selected object. If you
affect the selected object. change the fill or stroke
color value with no
3. Make sure the Rectangle tool is active. object selected, you define
the values for the next
4. In the Control panel, click the arrow button to the right of the Fill swatch object you create.
to open the attached Swatches panel. Choose Paper from the pop-up panel.

There is a difference between no fill and 0% of a color. Using 0% of a color — or using
the Paper color — effectively creates a solid “white” fill. (In printing, solid white areas Note:
knock out or hide underlying shapes.) Paper is basically white,
but more accurately
Fill color
named because the paper
for a specific job might
not be white.

Make sure this shape
is deselected before
changing the Fill and
Stroke colors.

5. In the Control panel, click the arrow button to the right of the Stroke
swatch and choose None from the pop-up panel.

The “None” color option essentially removes color from that attribute. Underlying
objects will be visible in areas where None is applied.

Stroke color

Note:
Changing a fill or stroke
attribute when a group is
selected affects all objects
in the selected group.

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