Adding a new graphic

Steps:

1. Click the type of graphic you want to add on the Draw toolbar.
• Rectangle
• Polygon
• Circle
• Ellipse
• Line
• Curve
• Freehand
• Marker
2. Move the mouse pointer over the display and click to add the graphic.

Some graphics require more than one click, or a click and drag.

Tip:

Press SHIFT+6 when creating a graphic to type its coordinates. Press E when creating a line or polygon to enter the coordinates of the last vertex. Press A or R when creating a circle to specify its area or radius. In data view, enter the coordinates in map units; in layout view, use page units. Click a graphics creation tool on the Draw toolbar, click the What's This button on the Standard toolbar, then click the tool again to get a list of the other shortcuts available.

Tip:

If you find that your labels moved or disappeared when you inserted a graphic into the map, add the Labeling toolbar, click the Label Weight Ranking button, then change the feature weight of the <Default> layer (or the annotation group containing the graphic) to None.

Tip:

By default, the Select Elements tool becomes active after you complete a graphic. If you want the graphic tools to remain active instead, check the Keep drawing tools active after creating graphic box on the Tools > Options > General tab.