Stretching or squashing ellipses

You can easily stretch or squash ellipses.

To stretch or squash an ellipse

1. Select the ellipse (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Ellipse Tool or the QuickShape Tool.

3. Drag a handle to stretch the ellipse relative to the opposite handle.

Tips

You can also use the Selector Tool - see Stretching or squashing objects.

You can use the drop-down list on the Ellipse Tool Infobar or the QuickShape Tool Infobar. Choose Width and Height from the list and change the values in the fields on the right.