On the Graphics tab, in the Shapes group, click Open Polygon to draw an open polygon with a border in the specified foreground color.
To draw an open polygon in the drawing area:
- Click the left mouse button to set the starting point of the polygon.
- Move the cursor to a new location and click again to place the second vertex.
- Repeat this process until you create the desired polygon shape.
- Double-click to stop drawing the polygon.
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.To view the object properties, double-click on the polygon object and the Object Properties dialog is displays as follows.Figure 1. Object Properties: Open Polygon
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 on 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.