Creating a simple flashlight using Guides

Guides are helper lines that aren't part of the drawing but help with creating and aligning objects. In this recipe we'll create a simple flashlight drawing to illustrate common options when using guides.

How to do it...

The following steps will show you how to create a flashlight using guides:

1. 1. Click on the left ruler and drag to the canvas to create a vertical guide, double-click on the guide to get the options pop-up, and set X: to 280.

2. 2. Click on the left ruler and drag to the canvas to create another vertical guide, double-click on the guide to get the options pop-up, and set X: to 480.

3. 3. Click on the top ruler and drag it to the canvas to create a horizontal guide, double-click on the guide to get the options pop-up, and set Y: to 130.

4. 4. Click on the top ruler and drag it to the canvas to create another horizontal guide, double-click on the guide to get the options pop-up, and set Y: to 470.

5. 5. Create a rectangle by snapping to the guides intersections...