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#### Drawing ellipses

Draw an ellipse to highlight a region of interest.

Step 1: Select the Ellipse tool

To select the tool:

| 1. | Click the Annotate icon on the main toolbar.

| 2. | Click the Ellipse tool on the Annotation Control Panel.

For other ways to select the tool, see Selecting an annotation tool.

Step 2: Adjust the Ellipse tool properties (if necessary)

For an overview of annotation properties, see Setting the annotation properties.

To adjust the tool properties:

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Specify whether to attach text to the annotation |
| • | Follow step 1 of Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary).
Specify the color of the annotation |
| • | Follow step 2 of Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary).
Specify the thickness of the line width |
| • | Follow step 3 of Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary).
Specify the font size of the attached text |
| • | Follow step 4 of Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary).

Step 3: Draw the ellipse

To draw an ellipse:

| 1. | Drag the mouse pointer diagonally across the area of the image where you want to place the ellipse.

| 2. | Release the mouse button.

An ellipse is placed on the image. If you have attached text to it in the properties, the text is displayed.

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