Use the Rectangle component when you want to draw a rectangle or a square.

In the Rectangle Properties, you customize the position and size of the component. You can do the following operations in particular:

• Changing size and position of an component

• Setting the background color

• Setting the border and transparency

Draw rectangles and squares

1. Select the Rectangle component .

2. Draw a rectangle or a square by dragging the Rectangle component directly where you want it to be in the Editor pane.

3. To select the rectangle or square, specify the Border Width and Border Style in the Property pane.

Properties for Rectangle

• Basic

  • Name: Rectangle

  • Location: you can modify the location coordinate for the rectangle.

  • Size: you can modify the width and height information for the rectangle.

• Styles

  • Border Width: adjust the value depending on your need.

  • Border Style: select dotted, dashed, solid or double depending on your need.

  • Border Color: click Border Color swatches, select a swatch, and click OK button.

  • Background Color: click Background Color swatches, select a swatch, and click OK button.

  • Transparency: value ranges from 1 to 100, adjust the value depending on your need.

  • Fill: click the check box depending on whether to fill the rectangle with background color.