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Ruler & Protractor

Task

Get in touch with the Ruler Protractor tool or Triangle Protractor, and learn how to measure distances and angles. Furthermore learn how to create line segments to underline texts or objects.

Measure distances and angles

Select the Freeform tool and draw a polygon. Hint: Select the first point again to close your polygon.
Display a ruler on the canvas by selecting the Ruler tool. Note: The Bounding Box of the ruler will appear too.
Use the handles of the Bounding Box to change the size of the ruler.
Rotate and move the ruler on the canvas per drag and drop to measure the side lengths of your polygon.
Select the Ruler tool again to deactivate the ruler.
 or Display a protractor by selecting the Protractor or the Triangle protractor tool. Note: The Bounding Box of the protractor will appear too.
Use the handles of the Bounding Box to change the size of the protractor.
Rotate and move the protractor on the canvas per drag and drop to measure the angles of your polygon.
 or Select the Protractor or the Triangle protractor tool again to deactivate the protractor.

Underline texts

Select the Pen tool and write something on the canvas.
Select the Ruler tool to display a ruler on the canvas. Note: The Bounding Box of the ruler will appear too.
Use the handles of the Bounding Box to change the size of the ruler and to rotate it.
Move the ruler on the canvas per drag and drop below your text.
Select the Pen tool, choose a color and line thickness. Underline your text by moving the pen along the edge of the ruler. Note: You may also use the Highlighter tool together with the ruler.
Select the Ruler tool again to hide the ruler.

Try it yourself...