Closed Polygon object

On the ribbon Draw tab, in the Shapes group, select Closed Polygon to draw a closed polygon, using a border in the specified foreground color.

To draw a closed polygon in the drawing area:

1. Click the left mouse button to set the starting point of the polygon.

2. Move the cursor to a new location and click again to place the second point.

3. Repeat this process until you create the desired polygon shape.

4. Double-click or right-click to stop drawing the polygon.

5. To view the object properties, double-click on the polygon object.

   To change the shape of a polygon after you've drawn it, select it and drag any of its points.

   Tip: If a polygon's individual points are not draggable, they may be grouped. To ungroup the points, right-click on the polygon and choose Ungroup from the shortcut menu.

   The Object Properties dialog is displays as follows.

   

Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the polygon:

• Line: Specify a border line style by clicking the No Line, Solid Line, or Dashed Line button.

• Color: Specify a border line color by clicking the Color button. When the Color dialog opens, click a color to select it and then close the dialog.

• Weight: Specify the borderline width (in pixels) by typing a number representing the line width into the text box.

  Note: Dashed lines/borders of weight greater than 1 are not supported in projects running on Windows Embedded.

• Fill: To specify whether the polygon is filled, click No Fill or Fill.

  If you enable the Fill option, you can specify a fill Color by clicking on the Color button. When the Color dialog displays, click a color to select it and close the dialog.