Creating Shapes Drawing Rectangles, Circles, and Other Fixed Shapes Click a shape drawing tool (such as or ), and then drag the mouse pointer close to the location where you want to add the shape. Drawing Polylines Click , and then click the start point. Click the next point, then the next point, and then all the other required points. To create an open shape, press the [Esc] key after clicking the end point. To create a closed shape, click the same point for the start and end points. Drawing Curves Click , and then drag the start point. Continue by dragging the next point, then the next point, and then all the other required points. To create an open shape, press the [Esc] key after dragging the end point. To create a closed shape, click the same point for the start and end points.