Operation Manual

Figure 19: Tools available for Drawing toolbar
Note
When you draw a basic shape or select one for editing, the information area 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.
Straight lines
A straight line is the simplest element or object in Draw to create.
1) Click on the Line icon on the Drawing toolbar and place the cursor at the point where
you want to start the line (Figure 20).
2) Click and drag the cursor while keeping the mouse button pressed.
3) Release the mouse button at the point where you want to end the line. When a line is
selected, a large selection handle appears at the start of the line and a smaller selection
handle appears at the end of the line.
4) Keep the Shift key pressed while you draw a line to restrict the drawing angle of the line to
a multiple of 45 degrees (0, 45, 90, 135, and so on).
Figure 20: A straight line
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