Rounded Rectangle

Click the Home | Draw | Area | Rounded Rectangle command to create a rounded rectangle or square in the document.

Rounded Rectangle Properties

Rounded rectangles contain two types of properties: line properties and fill properties. You can change these properties in the Property Manager.

To draw a rounded rectangle:

Select the Home | Draw | Area | Rounded Rectangle command to enter drawing mode and begin drawing a rounded rectangle.
Press and hold the left mouse button at one corner of the rounded rectangle.
Drag the pointer to the opposite corner of the rounded rectangle. The size of the rounded rectangle appears in the status bar as it is drawn.
Release the left mouse button when the rounded rectangle is the preferred size and shape.
Press the ESC key, click the Rounded Rectangle command, or click another command to exit drawing mode.

To draw a rounded square, hold down the CTRL key while dragging the mouse to draw a rounded square rather than a rounded rectangle.

Line and fill properties are set through the Property Manager.
Line and fill default properties are set through the File | Options command.
You can draw a rounded rectangle out from the center rather than corner to corner by holding down the SHIFT key while dragging the mouse.
You can draw a rounded square out from the center rather than corner to corner by holding down the CTRL and SHIFT key while dragging the mouse.
The plot window auto-scrolls to keep the cursor in the plot window when drawing a rounded rectangle.
Drawing mode is persistent for each individual plot document. You can switch to other documents or applications, and rounded rectangle drawing mode will still be enabled when you return to the plot document. Other plot documents may have a different draw tool or the select tool enabled.