User Guide

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Specify a stroke width by doing one of the following:
• Choose one of the preset values from the width list. Preset values appear in points.
• Type a value from 0 to 288 points in the Width text box, and press Return.
5 Select a Cap option to set the style for a path end: Butt, which is flush with
the path’s end, Round, or Square, which extends beyond the path by half
the stroke width.
Butt, Round, and Square caps
6 Select a Join option to define how two path segments meet: Miter, Round, or
Beveled. To change the corners in an open or closed path, select a path and
choose another join option.
Miter, Round, and Beveled join
7 Enter a miter limit from 1 to 57 to avoid beveling a Miter join.
Line lengths exceeding this value will be squared off instead of pointed. For
example, a miter limit of 2 for a 3-point stroke means that when the length of
the point is twice the stroke weight, FreeHand switches to a Bevel join.
Miter (left) and Beveled (right) joins, with arrows showing the length of the Miter join