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Using the Edit Toolbar
A selected circle, oval or ellipse can be
edited in a variety of ways using the buttons
on the edit toolbar.

The following toolbar buttons may display
on the edit toolbar for a selected circle, oval
or ellipse:

Concentric Resize • Click the Select Next Object e d i t
button to select nearby objects instead of
• The Concentric Resize edit handle dis-
plays on the perimeter of a circle between the selected object. See “Selecting
a corner Reshape handle and the center. Objects” on page 213.
Click and drag this handle to resize the • Click the Open Object edit button to
circle without moving its center point. open the specification dialog for the
selected object(s). See “Specification
Dialogs” on page 42.
• Click the Copy/Paste edit button to
copy the selected object(s) to the system
clipboard so they can be pasted else-
where. See “Copying and Pasting
Objects” on page 176.

• Click the Copy and Paste in Place
edit button to create a copy of the
Using Dimensions
selected object(s) at the same location as
Dimensions can be used to move or the original. See “Copy and Paste in
resize circle-based objects. See Place” on page 178.
“Moving Objects Using Dimensions” on
page 479. • Click the Delete edit button to delete
the selected object(s). See “Deleting
Using the Objects” on page 283.
Specification Dialog • Click the Transform/Replicate
Object edit button to copy, move,
Circles, ovals and ellipses can be rotate, resize, or reflect the selected
edited using their specification
dialogs. See “Circle/Oval/Ellipse object(s). See “Transform/Replicate
Object Dialog” on page 269.
Specification Dialog” on page 312.

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