Flyouts

Tool buttons containing a small triangle in the lower right corner display Flyouts. Flyouts are used by CorelDRAW to display additional tools. They are activated by holding down the tool button with the mouse.

The table below is not meant to be a comprehensive look at each tool Flyout, but rather a reference.

Toolbars and Flyouts can be made to float. Once floating, you can dock them to any part of the window. To float a Toolbar or a Flyout, place your cursor over the area at the end of the bar that resembles two ribbed bumps or grey lines. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the bar out to the main window of the program. All tools on the Flyout will be displayed so you can easily access them. To dock the Flyout or return the toolbar to its original location, double-click on the title bar of the floating Flyout. To return the Flyout to its original location, click on the closing X in the upper right-hand corner. Below is the Interactive Tool Flyout in floating mode and in Flyout mode.

Drawing Rectangles:

1. Go to the Standard Toolbar and select the Open button.

2. Go to the folder where you stored the class files and open Open 3rd.cdr.
This file contains templates for drawing basic shapes.

3. Go to Toolbox and select the Rectangle Tool. 
Notice the cursor changes to indicate the tool you are using. Place the cursor in the upper-left corner of the top rectangle shape.

4. Click and drag diagonally along the red line. 
You can also draw a rectangle shape by drawing one dimension (height), then the other (width). Release the mouse button when finished.

Drawing Squares:

1. Move to the square shape.

2. Place the cursor in the upper left corner.

3. Hold down the Control key. Don’t release it until you are finished. The Control key constrains the sides of the rectangle, forcing it to become a square.

4. Click and drag diagonally along the red line.

5. Release the mouse first, then the Control key. Since the keyboard is modifying the mouse, you must release the mouse first. If you do not, you will lose the modification – in this case, the constraint for creating the square.

6. Try redrawing the objects for practice.