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Drawing a line or shape
You can use any of these tools to draw lines and shapes:
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The Freehand & Brush Tool ("F3").
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The Straight Line & Arrow Tool
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The Shape Editor Tool ("F4").
The Freehand & Brush
Tool is the easiest way to draw simple lines, curves, and shapes, and it acts rather like a pencil.
The Straight Line & Arrow Tool
is best if you want to draw single segment straight lines, or add arrow heads and tails to any types of
lines.
The Shape Editor
Tool is best for drawing precise curves and lines. It is also the main tool to edit lines and shapes.
Note: Although it is not in the Drawing Tools toolbar, you can also use
the Pen Tool to create precise shapes. It has limited functionality and
works like the line tool of other drawing programs. To use the Pen Tool
, choose Control Bars from the Window menu and click the Button
Palette checkbox. Then click the Pen Tool
icon in the Button Palette.
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