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Creating Objects |
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The Ellipse tool
is used to draw an ellipse or a circle.
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Creating Ellipse and Circle Objects |
To draw an ellipse:
- Choose Ellipse from the
Draw menu or click the Ellipse
tool button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally to define
the size of the ellipse.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the ellipse, click on one of the black
handles and drag in or out to make the ellipse
bigger or smaller.
To draw a circle:
- Choose Ellipse from the
Draw menu or click the Ellipse
tool button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally across while
holding the CTRL key down.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the circle, click on one of the black
handles and drag in or out while holding the
CTRL key, to make the circle bigger or
smaller.
To draw a ellipse from its centre point:
- Choose Ellipse from the
Draw menu or click the Ellipse
tool button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally across while
holding the SHIFT key down.
- Release the mouse button.
- To resize the ellipse, click on one of the black
handles and drag in or out while holding the
SHIFT key, to make the ellipse bigger or
smaller.
To change the properties of a selected ellipse:
- Double click on the ellipse or select the
ellipse and then click on the Object
properties button on the toolbar.
- On the Format tab, edit:
- Line attributes -
transparency, pattern, color and width.
- Fill attributes -
transparency, pattern and color.
- On the Position tab, edit the
ellipse's position and size.
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