Claris Works Tutorial

Drawing and Painting

Drawing basics
Creating pictures by drawing or painting made of elements or objects such as rectangles, lines and text as wells a paint.
Drawing Tools

Line Tool

 

Makes diagonal or straight lines

To make straight line hold down shift and drag tool

 

Rectangle Tool  

Draws rectangles

To draw squares hold down shift and drag tool

 

Rounded Rectangle Tool Rectangles with rounded corners

To draw squares hold down shift and drag tool

 

Oval Tool Draws Ovals

To draw circle, hold down shift and drag

 

ArcTool Draws Arcs
Polygon Tool Shapes composed of angles and straight lines
Freehand Tool Curved lines as drawn with pen or pencil
Bezigon Tool Shapes with Bezier curves and angles

Click tool and drag.

Release mouse button anywhere you wish line to curve or change

At end of line or object click twice

 

Regular Polygon Tool Closed polygons with sides of equal length
Eyedropper Tool Use to pick up color or pattern to copy and use elsewhere