Click the Draw | Shape | Polygon command to draw an irregularly shaped polygon in the view window. Polygons must have at least three vertices (points).
Polygons contain two types of properties: line properties and fill properties. You can change these properties in the Property Manager.
To draw a polygon:
Click the Draw | Shape | Polygon command to begin drawing a polygon.
In the view window move the cross hair pointer to the location of the first vertex of the polygon and click the left mouse button.
Move the pointer to the next position of the polygon and click again.
Continue this procedure until you click the final point.
To end the polygon, double-click on the last point or press ENTER on the keyboard. The first and last points are automatically connected and the new polygon is drawn.
Press ESC on the keyboard to end drawing mode.
Click points on the page to draw a polygon, or click and hold the left mouse button and drag the pointer to draw a continuous stream of points.
Right-click to remove the last drawn point. This can be done repeatedly.
If the CTRL key is pressed while clicking points, the points are constrained to 45-degree angles.
Double-click the left mouse button or press ENTER on the keyboard to close the polygon.
To cancel drawing a polygon, press the ESC key before closing the polygon.
Edit the polygon shape by selecting the polygon and clicking the Draw | Tools | Reshape command.
You can edit the selected polygon properties in the Property Manager.
Line and fill default properties are set through the File | Options command.
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