Create an ellipse or a circle object

Use the ellipse tool to draw ellipses and circles.
To create an ellipse or a circle object
  1. In the
    Graphics Display
     editor, select
    Objects > Drawing > Ellipse
     or drag Ellipsefrom the toolbox.
  2. Press the mouse button, drag the mouse diagonally to draw the object to the desired size, and release the button.
    Press
    Ctrl
    as you drag the mouse to draw a circle
  3. Double-click the object to open its
    Properties
    dialog box.
  4. In the
    Properties
    dialog box, specify how you want the object to look.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    Because of a limitation in the Windows CE operating system, ellipses or circles that look fine on the desktop may appear ragged when shown on the PanelView Plus family terminals. To avoid this, do not use ellipses with a line width greater than 1 pixel.
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