Another type of object you can create is the ellipse. The Ellipse tool also creates circles.
To draw an ellipse or circle:
Click the Ellipse tool in the Tools panel
Position the cursor where you want one "corner" of the ellipse.
Press and drag to the opposite "corner"
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Hold the Shift key as you drag to constrain the ellipse to a circle.
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Hold the Opt/Alt key to draw the ellipse from the center outward.
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Combine both the Opt/Alt and Shift keys to draw a circle outward from the center point.
To change the dimensions of an ellipse:
Select the ellipse.
In the Object inspector, change the settings as follows
o The x field controls the horizontal position of the left-corner of the ellipse on the artboard.
o The y field controls the vertical position of the left-corner of the ellipse on the artboard.
o The w field controls the width of the ellipse.
o The h field controls the height of the ellipse.
Press Return/Enter to apply the change.
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