Bracket Style dialog box

How to get there

1. Enter the Shape Designer (see Shape Designer dialog box).
2. Choose Shape Designer > Bracket Style.

What it does

Using the Shape Designer’s Bracket Tool, with a single click, you can add a bracket to a custom shape you’re drawing. This dialog box lets you specify which of nine brackets you want to appear.

• [Nine pictured brackets]. Click the bracket style you want, then click OK (or simply double-click the bracket). You’ll have the opportunity to resize or reshape it once it’s part of your drawing.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK to confirm, or Cancel to discard, your new bracket-style selection. When you exit the dialog box, click the Bracket Tool and then click in the drawing area. To reshape the bracket, click the Selection Tool, and double-click the new bracket to reveal its reshaping control handles.

See also:

Shape designer

Expression Tool