Adjust
CURVEmachine allows you to ajust a few common curve properties, directly from its menu, in edit mode. See the Blender manual for details on the specifics.
Cyclic
enabling cyclicity will close the gap, here on the left side of the spline
Depth
increasing the depth value will create the spline geometry
Extrude
increasing the extrude value will create a flattend spline like this. this example has been tilted too
Resolution
a resolution o 0 produces a square profile, higher values introduce more roundness
Note
The Resoluton propery is only shown, if the Depth value is bigger than 0.