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- Illustrator CC allows
you to round the corners

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of a rectangle by dragging a tiny circle

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that's known as the Round Corner Widget.

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Yes, the Round Corner
Widget, that's its name.

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So, you can make a rounded
rectangle, big whoop.

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But here's the thing,
there's a lot you can do

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with a rounded rectangle,
this for example,

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not to mention this, and
then put them together

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to make this.

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Naturally, I'll show you how
it all works at length in fact,

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but that's not the half of
it, this round corner widget,

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it's not just a rectangle
thing, it's applicable

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to any path outline that
contains corner points

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regardless of how you
draw it, so let's say you

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lay down a bunch of corner
points with the pen tool.

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Just by clicking,
nothing more, then switch

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to the white arrow tool,
and all the corner points

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light up with corner widgets,
and then you can drag them

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to create smooth transitions on the fly.

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Sure, you can make rounded rectangles,

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and then un-round one or more
corners any time you like,

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but you can also draw with these things,

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which is amazing, and between you and me,

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a whole lot of fun.