Operation Manual

Sidebar Properties
When you select an object in your drawing, the sub-sections in Sidebar Properties become active
(Figure 192). You can change the properties or options of an object without having to open a dialog
or use any of the available tools on the various toolbars provided by Draw. To expand a sub-
section, click on the plus (+) sign or arrow next to the sub-section title.
Figure 192: Sub-sections in Sidebar Properties
Context menu
When an object is selected and you right-click on the object, a context menu (Figure 193) opens
that applies to the selected object. You can change object attributes without having to open a
dialog. Menu entries with a small arrow on the right-hand side contain a submenu.
Figure 193: Example of a context menu
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.
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