Ellipse Tool

1. Select the Ellipse tool using one of the following methods:
   • Click  on the Shapes toolbar.
   • Press E on the keyboard.
2. Click and drag to define the size of the ellipse.
   • Alternatively, click two points to define the opposite corners of the shape.
   • To define a circle by its radius, hold down ALT and drag along the desired radius.

Tips:

• Hold down SHIFT while defining the shape to force the shape into a circle.

You can attach a note to nearly any markup that does not have a text box of its own. Simply double-click the markup to open the Note pop-up window. Notes attached to markups are functionally similar to the Note Tool.

Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of the markup's size and orientation.

To rotate the markup, click and drag the orange handle outside the markup (when the markup is first placed, it will be at the top). By default, the markup is rotated in increments of 15°; to rotate in increments of 1°, hold down SHIFT while dragging.

The rotation can also be entered in the Rotation field found in the Layout section of the Properties tab.

To resize the markup, click and drag the appropriate yellow handle.

• Use the side control handles (yellow squares) to stretch or compress the markup in a single direction.
• Use the corner control handles (yellow circles) to scale the markup up or down in multiple directions.
  • Hold down SHIFT while dragging a corner control handle to force the shape into a circle.

See Editing Markups for more information.

The appearance of the Ellipse markup is configurable, including its line and fill color, hatch pattern, line width and style, and opacity.

To change the appearance of an Ellipse markup, select it and click the Properties tab.Go to View > Tabs > Properties or press ALT+P to show the Properties tab if it is hidden.

Appearance Properties

Color: Sets the line color.

Fill Color: Sets a fill color.

Highlight: Makes the fill color and/or hatch pattern transparent so underlying content shows through.

Hatch: Sets a hatch pattern. The associated color selector sets the line color of the hatch pattern.

Scale: Sets the scale of the hatch pattern, from 50 (half the default scale) to 200 (twice the default scale).

Opacity: Sets the line opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Fill Opacity: Sets the fill and hatch pattern opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Line Width: Sets the thickness (in points) of the line. A setting of 0 effectively renders the line invisible.

Style: Determines the line pattern.

The Size and Invert settings below only appear when Style is set to Cloud (when applicable).

Size: Sets the width of the cloud segments.

Invert: Inverts the cloud segments inward on the shape.

Size = 2.00		Size = 1.00 and Inverted

In addition to the standard line styles, there are several advanced styles and you can create Custom Line Styles, if desired.