Operation Manual

Figure 163: Tools available for Drawing toolbar
Note
When you draw a basic shape or select one for editing, the Info field at the left side
in the status bar changes to reflect the present action: for example Line created,
Text frame xxyy selected, and so on.
Drawing a straight line
Click on the Line icon and place the mouse pointer at the point where you want to start the line
(Figure 164). Drag the mouse while keeping the mouse button pressed. Release the mouse button
at the point where you want to end the line. A selection handle appears at each end of the line,
showing that this object is the currently selected object. The selection handle at the starting point of
the line is slightly larger than the other selection handle.
Keeping the Shift key pressed while you draw a line restricts the drawing angle of the line to a
multiple of 45 degrees (0, 45, 90, 135, and so on).
Note
This is the default behavior of the Shift key. However, if the option When creating or
moving objects in the Snap position section of Tools > Options > LibreOffice Draw
> Grid has been selected, the action of the Shift key is the opposite. Lines will
automatically be drawn at a multiple of 45 degrees unless the Shift key is pressed.
Keeping the Ctrl key pressed while drawing a line enables the end of the line to snap to the nearest
grid point.
Note
This is the default behavior of the Ctrl key. However, if the Snap to Grid option on
the View > Grid menu has been selected, the Ctrl key deactivates the snap to grid
activity.
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