Drawing Ellipses

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Ellipse to draw an ellipse.
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw an ellipse. An ellipse with default settings will display and move along with the cursor.
3. Click the desired position on the screen to place the ellipse. The upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the ellipse will be at the clicked position.
4. Drag one handle of the ellipse at a time to resize the ellipse.

The picture on the left shows the eight handles of an ellipse. Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles. When the cursor changes to or or or , drag the handle until the rectangle is the shape and size you want.

1. Double-click the ellipse to bring up the Ellipse dialog box and then modify the settings of the ellipse.
   The following is a sample of the Ellipse dialog box.

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

Property		Description
Color Control	Static	Check this option if the color of the ellipse will not be changed.
	Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the color of the ellipse will be controlled by the specified bit.
	Blink	Check this option so the ellipse will blink. You have to choose the blink effects that change the color of the ellipse 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 ellipse 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 ellipse 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 ellipse to be solid. A solid ellipse 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.
Profile	Left	The X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the ellipse.
	Top	The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the ellipse.
	Width	The width of the bounding rectangle of the ellipse.
	Height	The height of the bounding rectangle of the ellipse.
Visibility Control	Visibility Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the ellipse will be shown or hidden by the specified bit.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit that shows or hides the ellipse. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
	Visible State	Specifies the state (On or Off) that makes the ellipse visible.

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

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.