How to add animal shapes in Pages
To change the default curves to Bézier, choose Pages > Settings (from the Pages menu at the top of your screen), then in the General tab, select “Curves default to Bézier”. When you edit a shape that uses Bezier curves, you adjust the curve using handles on the point. You can change features of any basic shape (from the Basic category in the shapes library) that has a green dot when it’s selected. For example, you can add more arms to a five-point star.
Add and edit shapesAfter you add a shape to a page, you can customize the shape in a number of ways. For example, you can change the standard five-point star into a twenty-point starburst, adjust how rounded the corners of a square are, add text inside a shape, and more. Add a shape
Adjust curves along the edge of a shape
To change the default curves to Bézier, click Pages > Preferences (from the Pages menu at the top of your computer screen), then in the General pane, select “Curves default to Bézier.” When you edit a shape that uses Bézier curves, you adjust the curve using handles on the point. Adjust the features of a shapeYou can change the features of any predrawn shape in a number of ways. Select a shape, then do any of the following:
Draw a shapeYou can “draw” on the page to create your own shapes.
To modify the points or line contours of the shape, select the shape, then choose Format > Shapes and Lines > Make Editable (from the Format menu at the top of your computer screen). Combine shapes to create a new shape
You can create a new shape by combining one shape with another shape. For example, if you want to create a shape that looks like a heart, you can use three shapes–a diamond and two circles–and unite them into a single shape. You can also subtract shapes from other shapes, or remove the overlapping area between two shapes.
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