Toolbar:
Menu:	(none)
Keystroke:	(none)

• With Ellipse Tool or From Insert menu
   
  1. Select the Ellipse tool from the Draw toolbar. or From the insert menu, select Ellipse .
      
  2. Move the cursor to the area of the document you would like the Ellipse to begin.
      
  3. Left-click and hold the button down to begin drawing, then drag the cursor to the position you would like the line to end and release the button to draw the Ellipse .

The Ellipse control tool draws ellipses on a form template.

Example:

Remarks:

Holding down the SHIFT key while creating the control limits the Ellipse to a circle.

Holding down the SHIFT key while dragging the Resizing Grapples with the mouse maintains the aspect ratio.

The Control Shortcut Menu contains a Make Circular command that turns any Ellipse control into a circle.

If the Fill Color Property of the Ellipse control is set to transparent (i.e. no fill) you must click on the outside edge of the Ellipse to select it. Otherwise, clicking anywhere within the interior region of the Ellipse will select the control.