Draw a circle or ellipse

  1. In the Editor, select the Ellipse tool . If necessary, press and hold another shape tool in the toolbox, and then choose this tool from the list that appears.
  2. (Optional) In the options bar, click the Geometry options triangle to use the following options:
    Unconstrained
    Lets you set the width and height of an ellipse by dragging.

    Circle
    Draws a perfect circle instead of an ellipse.

    Fixed Size
    Draws an ellipse at the exact size you specified in the Width and Height text boxes.

    Proportional
    Draws a proportional ellipse based on the numbers you type in the Width and Height text boxes.

    From Center
    Draws an ellipse from the center of where you begin drawing (usually an ellipse is drawn from the upper-left corner).

  3. Drag in your image to draw the ellipse.