Operation Manual

Corner and cap styles section
Corner and cap styles determine how the connection between two segments looks. To appreciate
the difference between these styles, choose a thick line style and observe how the preview
changes.
• Corner style – select the shape to be used at the corners of the line. In case of a small
angle between lines, a mitered shape is replaced with a beveled shape.
• Cap style – select the style of the line end caps. The caps are added to inner dashes as
well.
Arrowheads
A quick way to set the arrowheads for a selected line is to click on the Arrow Style icon in the
Line and Filling toolbar to open the Arrowheads menu (Figure 76). Here you can select one of the
many predefined arrowhead styles for the start and ending of the selected line.
Note
Arrowheads are only applicable to lines. They have no effect on the border of an
object.
Figure 76: Arrowheads menu
Line shadows
Use the Shadow page (Figure 77) of the Line dialog to add and format the line shadow. The
settings on this page are the same as those for shadows applied to other objects and are
described in “Formatting shadows” on page 90.
A quicker way to apply a shadow to a line is using the Shadow icon on the Line and Filling
toolbar. The main disadvantage of using the Shadow icon is that the shadow appearance will be
constrained by the shadow settings of the default graphics style.
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