No Ellipse tool? HELP

[_Josh_Madsen_]

Hello, I'm trying to use the ellipse tool but the only thing it has is the rectangle tool. Any help??

[_Rick_Gerard_]

Click and hold... it will pop up, err. . . or rather down...

[GrayJackel]

That doesn't always work Hitting Q works better

[TTITTA_M]

saved my life in 2021! 😄 

[Muhammad27889316gq3s]

saved my life in 2023! :))

[Cameron28019595jksx]

Saved my life in 2023!

[Jordan26476966jd1g]

what everyone said... :^)

[Thee2565990864e3]

7 years later you are still saving lives!

[toxiibb]

saved my life in 2023 😜

[vrushalik69275166]

Thank you ..

[VALENTINE378281517tol]

Saved my life in 2024 🫶

[David_Wigforss-Hv1BNN]

or hit q a time or two..

[GrayJackel]

Thanks. Hitting Q worked

[Todd_Kopriva · Accepted solution]

There are instructions in the "Activate a tool" and "Shortcuts: activating tools" sections of After Effects Help.

[Agiel Triono]

thank you saved my mouse...

i almost broke up my left mouse button before i found this help

[JOHN MONDO]

Those links are broken

[Rick Gerard]

Every time you press the Q key, the Parametric shape tool changes. The default is the Rectangle, then Rounded Rectangle, then Elipse, then Polygon, then Star, then back to Rectangle. You can also click and hold on any of the Parametric Shape tools and reveal all of the options.