Ellipse object – Maple Systems MAPware-7000 User Manual
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Design (List S) - identifies object.
Layout (List T) – coordinates (i.e. size and position) for the object.
Resize a rectangle
Move the mouse pointer over one of the resize handles. When the pointer changes to a double-
headed arrow, simply click and drag to a new location.
Ellipse Object
Use to display an ellipse or circle on a screen of varying size and color.
Place an ellipse on a screen
1. Use one of the following:
a. Click Draw…Graphical Objects…Ellipse from the standard menu
b. Click Drawing Tools…Ellipse from the Objects toolbar
c. Click the Ellipse icon from the Draw toolbar
2. Move cursor to a starting corner endpoint for the ellipse. Click and hold mouse cursor.
3. Drag mouse cursor diagonally to the opposite endpoint for the ellipse and release. The
ellipse appears on screen and the Ellipse Properties toolbox displays.
Ellipse Properties Options
Color Animation (see Feature List A) - dynamically change the color of the object.
Flash Animation (List B) - dynamically ‘flash’ object.
Visibility Animation (List C) - make the object disappear or become ‘invisible’.
Background Color (List F) – option to select a color as a ‘backdrop’ to the object.
Flash (List D) – continuously ‘flashes’ the object.
Line Color (List E) – sets color of the perimeter line.
Design (List S) - identifies object.
Layout (List T) – coordinates (i.e. size and position) for the object.