To draw an ellipse

1. Open the Shape flyout and click the Ellipse tool pre00043.gif.

2. Position the cursor where you want the ellipse to appear.

3. Click and drag to draw the shape.

Tip

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To draw a rectangle

To draw a polygon

To draw a star-shaped polygon

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Drawing basic shapes

Selecting and deselecting objects