Draw a rectangle outline with a transparent fill

I am newbie using Elements 10.
How do I draw a rectangle that only displays the stroke.  That is, it has a transparent fill.
Your help would be much appreciated.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Roger

On the options bar of the rectangular marquee tool, select "fixed size" and enter equal w & h values to suit.. That should give you a precise square configuration, outlined by the stroke
Enter text on a separate layer
Use the line tool to connect the square boxes. The line tool allows one to use arrow-heads.
If you are still stuck, please post a representative example for additional guidance.

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