Draw a Circle Or Ellipse

Keyboard access: "C"

 

    Select the Circle tool.   Esc.

 

With the mouse:

 

With the keyboard:

 

    Continue drawing circles or ellipses, or select another tool.

 

More Info

    To draw a circle with the mouse, hold the Shift key down, then follow the procedure above.

    To draw a circle with the arrow keys, follow the procedure above, but use the 1, 3, 7, or 9 keys in the number pad.

 

    For better precision, use the arrow keys to position the center and create the figure.

 

    Line length is shown in the Odometers at the left of the Status bar.

 

    The keyboard arrow keys move the cursor one pixel at a time.

 

    The Number Pad keys move the cursor the distance assigned.  Adjust this distance by pressing the Plus and Minus keys.  The current distance is reported on the far right of the status bar.

 

   See also Connecting with Previous Elements

 

To alter an element already drawn, see: How To Select An Element