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2. Position the pointer and click to
add a new section.
To the middle of a line:
Make sure the line is selected, then;
1. Click on the line to add a new point handle
into the line
2. Drag the point handle to the required
position.
To the start of a line:
If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is
described in "Closing a shape (on page 133)” ). To add a new control handle to the
start of a line:
1. Finish the line using "Shift + click".
2. Click on the start handle.
3. Position the pointer and click.
Selecting multiple point handles
You may want to select several point handles to delete them, move them as a group,
or change a region of points to curved or straight lines. To do this:
1. Select one point handle in the normal way by clicking on it.
2. "Shift + click" the other point handles to select them ("Shift + click" also
deselects.)
- Or "Ctrl + Shift + click" on a point handle to select all point handles on the
line.
- Or drag the mouse pointer diagonally to create a selection rectangle. All point
handles in the rectangle are selected.
- Or "Shift + drag" diagonally to create a selection rectangle. This adds all
points within the rectangle to those already selected.
3. If the line has one or more selected point handles:
- End moves the selection to the end of the line.
- Home moves the selection to the start of the line.
- Tab moves the selection to the next point handle towards the end.
- "Shift + Tab" moves the selection to the next point handle towards the start.
The start and end points are significant when applying arrows (on page 93).