In this week’s InDesignSecrets video, Mike Rankin shows how to convert shapes in InDesign. Switch circles to squares, rectangles to starbursts, or hexagons to triangles instantly. He also demonstrates how this can be helpful for quickly fixing odd or misshapen objects.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on October 9, 2018
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