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CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING SCREENS
4.1.6. 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.
5.
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 Controlled
By Bit
Check this option if the color of the ellipse will be controlled by the
specified bit.
Control Bit
Specifies the bit that controls the color.
Click
to enter the bit address. Click
to enter the bit tag.
Color
Control
State
Select the state that you want to view or define the colors for.
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The picture on the left shows the eight handles of an ellipse. Position the mouse pointer
over one of the handles. When the cursor turns to be
or or
or
, drag the
handle until the rectangle is the shape and size you want.