Operation Manual

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Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes
Corel DESIGNER lets you add lines and brushstrokes by using a variety of techniques and tools. After you draw lines or apply brushstrokes to
lines, you can format them. You can also format the outlines that surround objects.
The program provides you with preset objects that you can spray along a line.
You can also create connector lines, dimension lines, and callouts in drawings.
This section contains the following topics:
• “Setting the default property values” (page 123)
• “Drawing lines” (page 124)
• “Parallel drawing” (page 129)
• “Closing multiple line segments” (page 131)
• “Drawing callouts” (page 131)
• “Drawing connector lines” (page 135)
• “Drawing dimension lines” (page 138)
• “Formatting lines and outlines” (page 142)
• “Adding arrowheads to lines and curves” (page 147)
• “Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines” (page 149)
• “Applying linear-pattern brushstrokes” (page 151)
• “Spraying linear patterns along a line” (page 152)
• “Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices” (page 154)
• “Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS) pen tablets and devices” (page 154)
Setting the default property values
All objects that you create are based on the default property values, which include outline style and fill color. You can change the properties
for a selected object, but the default property values are applied automatically when you draw a new object.
There are several ways to change the default property values.
To change the default property values
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