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138 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
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Click Window Property manager.
3 In the Property manager docker, click the Summary tab.
4 Enable the Wrap connector line check box.
To convert a connector line to a curve
1 Select the connector line and the objects it is attached to.
2 Right-click, and click Convert to curves.
You can also convert a curve or a shape, such as a rectangle or an ellipse, to a connector line by clicking Object Convert to
connector.
To add a text label to a connector line
1 Click the Connector tools button, and click a connector tool.
2 Double-click the connector line.
A text cursor appears.
3 Type the text.
As you move the connector line, the text label remains attached to it.
To add a halo to a connector line
1
Using the Pick tool , select the connector line.
2
On the property bar, click the Halo properties button .
3 Enable the Halo options check box.
4 Adjust any of the following settings:
• Width — lets you specify the width of the halo on each side of the line
• Color — lets you access a color palette to change the color of the halo, or use the color of the page
• Opacity — lets you control the transparency of the halo and the visibility of objects underneath the halo by specifying a percentage
value (with values less than 100 allowing visibility)
To remove a halo from a line, select the line, click the Halo properties button , and disable the Halo options check box.
Drawing dimension lines
You can draw dimension lines to indicate the measurements of objects in a drawing, such as length, width, height, depth, and distance.