Draw A Polygon

    Select the Polygon tool.  Esc to quit.

With the mouse:

• Click the point at which to begin.
• Click points as needed to draw additional sides.
• After clicking the last point, click again to close and complete the polygon.

With the keyboard:

• Position the cursor at the point at which to begin.
• Press Enter and move the cursor with the arrow keys to the end of the side.
• Repeat the above for each side.
• Press Enter to end drawing to the last point.
• Press Enter again to close and complete the polygon.

    Continue drawing polygons or select another tool.

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• The sides of the polygon are adjusted to level or plumb.

• Hold the Shift key down to draw lines at an Angle with the mouse.

• To draw at a 45 degree angle, follow the procedure above for drawing with the keyboard, but use the 1, 3, 7, or 9 keys in the number pad.

• For better precision, use the arrow keys to position the endpoints of the sides of the polygon.

• Line length is shown in the Odometer 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