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214 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
• To set the origin point of the ellipse, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the diameters (width and height) of the ellipse, type values in the Object size boxes.
• To specify only one of the diameters and have the other diameter automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the Proportional check
box.
• To rotate the ellipse at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the ellipse is used as the center
of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new ellipse to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected ellipse with a new one
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Draw an ellipse by specifying the lower-left and upper-right corners
of the bounding box around an ellipse
In the Bounding box area, type values in the x and y boxes.
The first pair of boxes controls the position of the lower-left
corner of the bounding box. The second pair of boxes controls the
position of the upper-right corner of the bounding box.
This method for drawing ellipses is available only when no rotation
is applied to the ellipse.
Set the lower-left and upper-right corners of an ellipse’s bounding
box directly in the drawing window
In the Bounding box area, click the Set lower-left corner
interactively or Set upper-right corner interactively button ,
and click in the drawing window.
Set the origin point directly in the drawing window
Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in
the drawing window.
Specify the dimensions of the ellipse directly in the drawing
window
Click either of the Set diameter interactively buttons , and
drag in the drawing window.
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the
drawing window.
To draw or modify a circle by using object coordinates
1
Click Window Dockers Object coordinates.
If you want to replace an existing circle, select the circle.
2
Click the arrow at the bottom of the Ellipse button, and click the Circle button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the square, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the diameter of a circle, type a value in the Object size box.
• To rotate the circle at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the circle is used as the center of
rotation.
4 Click one of the following: