Operation Manual

5) When you have drawn the arc or segment you require, click again to complete the arc or
segment.
Curves or polygons
To draw a curve or polygon, click the Curve icon on the Drawing toolbar. Click on the triangle
to the right of the icon to open the toolbar (Figure 29). The Curve icon on the Drawing toolbar
always indicates the last tool used and may not be the same as the Curve icon shown above.
Hovering the cursor over this icon gives a tooltip of Curve. If you open the floating toolbar, the
toolbar title is Lines.
Figure 29: Curves (Lines) toolbar
Curves
1) Click and hold the left mouse button to create the starting point of your curve, then drag
from the starting point to draw a line.
2) Release the left mouse button and continue to drag the cursor to bend the line into a curve.
3) Click to set the end point of the curve and fix the curve on the page. Only the first section of
your curve is drawn as a curve.
4) To continue with your curve, click and drag the cursor to draw a straight line. Each mouse
click sets a corner point and allows you to continue drawing another straight line from the
last corner point.
5) Double-click to end the drawing of your curve.
If you selected a filled curve, the last point is automatically joined to the first point to close off the
curve and fills it with the current standard fill color. A curve without filling will not be closed when
you end the drawing.
Polygons
1) Click and draw the first line from the start point while holding the left mouse button held
down.
2) Release the mouse button when you have reached the second point of your polygon and a
line between the first and second points is drawn.
3) Move the cursor to where you want the next point point in your polygon and click the
mouse button to draw the next line.
4) Double-click to end the drawing of your polygon.
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