Operation Manual

button and continue to drag the cursor to bend the line into a curve. Click to set the end point of the
curve and fix the line on the page. To continue with your line, drag the mouse cursor to draw a
straight line. Each mouse click sets a corner point and allows you to continue drawing another
straight line from the corner point. A double click ends the drawing of your line.
A filled curve automatically joins the last point to the first point to close off the figure and fills it with
the current standard fill color. A curve without filling will not be closed at the end of the drawing.
Polygons
Click and draw the first line from the start point with the left mouse button held down. As soon as
you release the mouse button, a line between the first and second points is drawn. Move the
cursor to draw the next line. Each mouse click sets a corner point and allows you to draw another
line. A double-click ends the drawing.
A filled polygon automatically joins the last point to the first point to close off the figure and fills it
with the current standard fill color. A polygon without filling will not be closed at the end of the
drawing.
Polygons 45°
Like ordinary polygons, these are formed from lines, but the angles between lines are restricted to
45 or 90 degrees.
Freeform lines
Using the freeform line tools is similar to drawing with a pencil on paper. Press and hold the left
mouse button and drag the cursor to the line shape you require. It is not necessary to end the
drawing with a double-click, just release the mouse button and the drawing is completed.
If Freeform Line Filled is selected, the end point is joined automatically to the start point and the
object is filled with the appropriate color.
Adding text
To activate the text tool, click on the Text icon for horizontal text or the Vertical Text icon for
vertical script. If the Vertical Text icon is not visible, check that the option Enabled for Asian
languages has been selected in Tools > Options > Language Settings > Languages. The Text
Formatting toolbar appears (Figure 159 on page 187) when the Text icon is selected; from this
toolbar you can select font type, font size, and other text properties before you start typing your
text.
After activating the Text command, click at the location where you want to position the text. A small
text frame appears, containing only the cursor. This frame can be moved like any other object. A
text frame is also dynamic and grows as you enter text.
Observe the information field in the status bar: it shows that you are editing text and also provides
details about the current cursor location using paragraph, row, and column numbers (Figure 168).
You can insert a line break with the Shift+Enter key combination or start a new paragraph with the
Enter key. The insertion of line breaks or new paragraphs does not terminate text editing or
deselect the text frame. When you have finished typing text, click outside the text frame to cancel
adding or editing text.
If you want to edit text, double-click on the text to open the Text Formatting toolbar and highlight
the text to start editing.
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