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4 Drag the cursor horizontally to establish the radius of the circle. Notice that there are two vertices at
the edge of the circle, as there are for an ellipse.
5 Release the cursor and the E key to anchor the second and third vertices.
The circle is drawn on the image.
Drawing a Circle
Use the Circle object tool to draw a circle in one of two ways:
■ Centre-to-edge, with one vertex at the centre of the circle and a second on the circumference
■ Edge-to-edge, with two vertices at opposite points on the circumference
To draw a circle from edge-to-edge:
1 In the Graphics menu, click Add.
2 Select the Circle tool in the Object Tools window.
3 Position the cursor at the centre of the circle and press to anchor that point on the image. Do not
release the cursor.
4 Drag the cursor to establish the radius of the circle. You can continue to adjust the size of the circle as
long as you press down on the cursor.
5 Release the cursor to anchor the second vertex.
The circle is drawn on the image.
To draw a circle from centre-to-edge:
1 In the Graphics menu, click Add and then select the Circle tool.
2 Press and hold Alt.
3 Drag the cursor to establish the radius of the circle.
When the circle is the required size, release the cursor.
Drawing a Polygon
Use the Polygon object tool to create a series of connected lines that form a closed or open object. You can
specify how the vertices of the polygon should be connected by selecting one of the options from the Polygon
Mode box.
To draw a polygon:
1 In the Graphics menu, click Add.
2 Select the Polygon tool in the Object Tools window.
The Polygon menu appears.
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