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In the Tools panel, if the Spiral tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.

2

Double-click the Spiral tool.

3

In the Spiral dialog box, select a Spiral Type option:

Click the left button to create a spiral with a concentric, evenly spaced radius.

Click the right button to create an expanding-radius spiral that opens up farther with each rotation. In the Expansion text box, enter a value or drag the slider to adjust the expansion rate.

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Select a Draw By option:

Rotations specifies the number of rotations in the spiral, regardless of its size. Set the number by entering a value in the Number of Rotations text box or by adjusting the slider.

Increments adds more rotations as the spiral grows bigger. Set the spacing between each rotation by entering a value in the Increment Width text box or by adjusting the slider. For expanding spirals, enter a value in the Starting Radius text box.

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Select a Draw From option:

Center lets you click to set the center point of the spiral and drag to place the end point.

Edge lets you click to place the end point of a spiral and drag to place the center point.

Corner lets you click to place one end point of a spiral and drag to place the other end point.

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Click a Direction button to specify whether a spiral turns clockwise or counterclockwise. This does not change the path direction of a spiral.

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Click OK.

1

In the Tools panel, select the Spiral tool from its pop-up menu.

2

Drag to draw a spiral.

3

To modify the spiral as you draw, use any of the following keys:

Press Shift to constrain the placement of the final point.

Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to draw from the center regardless of the selected drawing option.

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In the Tools panel, if the Arc tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.

2

Double-click the Arc tool.

3

In the Arc dialog box, select from the following options:

Create Open Arc lets you draw only the arc curve. Deselect this option to draw the arc as a quarter pie shape.

Create Flipped Arc lets you flip the orientation of the arc.

Create Concave Arc lets you draw the arc with an outer corner.

Concave (left), Open (center), and Flipped (right)
 

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Click OK.

1

In the Tools panel, select the Arc tool from its pop-up menu.

2

Drag to draw an arc.

3

To modify the arc as you draw, press any of the following keys, alone or in combination, after you begin drawing the arc:

Press Shift to constrain the arc.

Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to draw a flipped arc.

Press Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) to draw a closed arc.

(Windows only) Press Control and hold down the right mouse button as you draw to create a concave arc.

(Macintosh only) Press Control to draw a concave arc.