Notation Tools - Circle Tool


Drawing a Circle:

  1. Select the Circle Tool Button in the Annotation Toolbox.
  2. Left click on the chart where you would like the circle to start.  Continue holding down the mouse button and drag the tool until it has formed a circle. Release the mouse button to place the circle.
 

Moving a Circle:

Left Click on drawing so that it is selected.  Continue holding down the mouse button while dragging to the new location.  Release mouse button to place circle.

Deleting a Circle:

Select the circle and press the Delete Key on your keyboard.

Changing the Properties of the Circle:

  1. Right click on the circle to view the properties menu. (see above)
  2. Properties that can be changed are:
    1. Foreground: Changes the color of the outline.
    2. Background: Changes the inside color of the circle.
    3. Line Thickness: Changes the thickness of the outline on the circle.
      Choose values from 1-6.
    4. Line Style: Changes the style of the outline.  Choose from solid, dashed, dotted and more.
    5. Send to back: Changes the layer of the tool.  This option is used when more than one tool is in the drawn in the same area of the chart. Click on Send to back when you need to access a tool under the circle.