Operation Manual

Formatting lines and borders
In LibreOffice the term line indicates both a freestanding segment (line), outer edge of a shape
(border), or an arrow. In most cases the properties of the line you can modify are its style (solid,
dashed, invisible, and so on), its width and its color.
Select the line you need to format and then use the controls on the Line and Filling toolbar to
change the most common options (highlighted in Figure 188).
Figure 188: Common line properties (style, color, width)
If you need to fine tune the appearance of a line, choose Format > Line from the main menu bar,
or right-click on the line and select Line from the context menu, or select the Line icon from the
Line and Filling toolbar. All of these methods open the Line dialog (Figure 165 on page 190),
where you can set line properties. This dialog consists of three pages: Line, Line Styles, and Arrow
Styles.
Arrows, arrowheads and line endings
Arrows, arrowheads and other line endings are usually referred to as arrows and can be treated
the same as lines when editing and changing attributes. Select a line and click on the Arrow Style
icon from the Line and Filling toolbar to open the Arrowheads menu (Figure 189).
Several types of arrowheads are available. Each end of a line can have a different arrowhead or no
arrowhead). Arrowheads are only applicable to lines and they have no effect on the border of an
object.
Figure 189: Arrowheads menu
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