Drawing Polygons

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Polygon to draw a polygon.
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a polygon and click the position where you want the first vertex of the polygon to be at.
3. Continue clicking on the screen to place as many points needed for vertices in the polygon.
4. Right-click to place the last vertex for the polygon and complete the polygon.
5. Drag one handle of the polygon at a time to resize the polygon.
6. Drag one black handle of the polygon at a time to adjust the vertex positions of the polygon.

The picture on the left shows the handles of a polygon. The blue handles are for resizing the polygon. The black handles are for moving the vertices of the polygon. Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles. When the cursor changes to or or or , drag the handle until the polygon is the shape and size you want.

1. Right-click anywhere on the polygon and use the Insert Point command on the object pop-up menu to insert a new point for the polygon. Or right-click the existing point of the polygon and use the Delete Point command on the object pop-up menu to delete the point.

The following table describes each item in the General page.

Pop-up menu	Description
Insert Point	Add a point at the specified position.
Delete Point	Delete a selected point.

1. Double-click the polygon to bring up the Polygon dialog box to modify the settings of the polygon.
   

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

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

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

Click Icon	To
	Select a line style for the border.
	Select a color for the border.
	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.