Drawing Circles

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Circle to draw a circle.
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a circle. A circle with default settings will display and move along with the cursor.
3. Click the desired position on the screen to place the circle. The center of the circle will be at the clicked position.
4. Position the mouse pointer over the handle on the edge of the circle. When the cursor changes to or , drag the handle until the circle is the size you want.
5. Position the mouse pointer over the handle on the center of the circle. When the cursor changes to , left-click the center and hold down the button to move the circle.

The picture on the left shows the two handles of a circle.

1. Double-click the circle to bring up the Circle dialog box to modify the settings of the circle.
   The following is a sample of the Circle dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the Circle dialog box.

Property		Description
Color Control	Static	Check this option if the color of the circle will not be changed.
	Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the color of the circle will be controlled by the specified bit.
	Blink	Check this option so the circle will blink. You have to choose the blink effects that change the color of the circle from its On state Outlined and Solid option settings to Off state Outlined and Solid option settings.
	Blink (Enabled by Bit)	Check this option if you want to enable the circle blinking by the specified bit.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit or the word's bit that controls the color or enables the color blinking. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
State		Select the state that you want to view or define the colors for.
Outline	Outlined	Check this option if you want the circle to be outlined.
	Color	Specifies the outline color for the selected state.
	Thickness	Specifies the thickness of the outline.
Solid	Solid	Check this option if you want the circle to be solid. A solid circle is filled with the specified pattern and colors. This field is available when Border is selected.
	Pattern	Specifies the fill pattern for the selected state.
	FG Color	Specifies the color for the selected state that will be used for painting the black part of the fill pattern.
	BG Color	Specifies the color for the selected state that will be used for painting the white part of the fill pattern.
Center & Radius	X	The X coordinate of the center of the circle.
	Y	The Y coordinate of the center of the circle.
	Radius	The radius of the circle.
Visibility Control	Visibility Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the circle will be shown or hidden by the specified bit.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit that shows or hides the circle. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
	Visible State	Specifies the state (On or Off) that makes the circle visible.

1. You can click the following icons in the Draw toolbar to modify the properties of the circle.

Click Icon	To
	Select a color for the outline.
	Select a color for painting the white part of the fill pattern.
	Select a pattern for the fill pattern.
	Select a color for painting the black part of the fill pattern.