Creating an ellipse
You can insert an ellipse using the Ellipse Tool on the Tool Palette.
Using the drag and drop method
- Select the Ellipse Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Drag and drop the mouse to make an ellipse of the desired size. You can draw a circle if you drag and drop the mouse while holding down the <Shift> key.
In case you do not want to create an ellipse as a path, deselect Create as Path in the Tool Options.
Using the Ellipse dialog box
- Select the Ellipse Tool on the Tool Palette.
- Click on the area of the Canvas where you want to insert an ellipse.
- In the Ellipse dialog box, specify the position of the top-left corner and size of the ellipse in Left/Top and Width/Height.
- Click OK. A new ellipse is created.
To modify the properties in the Ellipse dialog box, click the inserted shape object, or select the Selection Tool 
on the Tool Palette and double-click the inserted shape object. The Ellipse dialog box is prompted only when you deselected Create as Path in Tool Options.
