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• To create a polygon:
1. Select Create from the Edit menu.
2. Select Polygons from the Create submenu.
A dialog box appears:
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The radii for a polygon
represent the
horizontaland vertical
radii of an ellipse in
which the polygon can
be inscribed.
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Fill in the dialog
box:
•
Number
of Polygon
Sides.
The defauk
is 5 sides.
•
Polygon
Radius. Select the polygon's
horizontal
radius and vertical
radius. The default is 100 (about 1.4 inches); the minimum size is 1
point (1/72 of an inch), and the maximum size is 576 points (8
inches).
Click on Create Polygon. Drawing places the polygon in the drawing area.
Click on Close.
• To create a star:
1.
2.
Select
Create
from
the Edit mentt
Select Stars from the Create
submenu.
A dialog
box appears:
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The outer radius is
3.
measured frompoint to
poinL The inner radius is the
center section of the star.
Remember that radius is the
distance from the center to
the edge.
Fill in the dialog
box.
•
Number
of Star Points.
Select
the number
of points
you want
your
star to have.
The default
is 5 points;
the maximum
number
is 100.
Outer
Radius.
The outer radii of the star represent
the radii of an
ellipse
that touches
each of the star's
points.
The star's
horizontal
radius
(left box) and vertical
radius
(right box)
are measured
in point
increments.
The default
is 500 (about
1.4 inches);
the minimum
size is
5 point
(5/72 of an inch);
and the maximum
size is 288 points
(4
inches).
Drawing
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