Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Finally, you're ready to draw the ellipse:
1.
Click the Center Ellipse tool in the Tool Sets palette. You can also choose Draw
Ellipse
Center from the menu bar or enter
EL
↵
C
↵.
2.
Move your cursor to the top, horizontal edge of the rectangle until you see the Midpoint
tool tip.
3.
Move the cursor directly over the Midpoint Osnap marker. Without clicking the mouse,
hold the cursor there for a second until you see a small cross appear. Look carefully,
because the cross is small. This is the Object Snap Tracking marker (see Figure 3.19).
FIGURE 3.19
The Object Snap
Tracking marker
The Object Snap Tracking marker
Alternatively, you can insert and remove the Object Snap Tracking marker by passing the
cursor over the Osnap marker.
4.
As you move the cursor downward, a dotted line appears, emanating from the midpoint
of the horizontal line. The cursor also shows a small
X
following the dotted line as you
move it (see Figure 3.20).
