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Joining, extending and closing open paths
You can click an endpoint of an existing shape and it selects that point and goes into
regular draw mode, so the next click adds a new point and a segment to the selected line.
You can add as many segments as you need.
Double-click and endpoint to finish the line as an open path.
Click an opposite endpoint to close the path (just like during the original draw operation).
While drawing, if you click the endpoint of another open path then the path being drawn
and the path just clicked become joined. Using these techniques together, you can begin
to extend one path, and end up joining it with another.
Manipulating items
Items can be cut and then pasted in new locations, locked so they cannot move, duplicated
once or many times, stacked to create unusual visual effects, and manipulated in other
ways.
Selecting items
To manipulate items, you must first select them. Once selected, most kinds of items display
outlines and handles for reshaping.
To select an item, first select the Item tool , the Text Content tool , or the Picture
Content tool and move the Arrow pointer over an item. Click once to select a single
item or Shift+click individual items to select more than one item at a time. You can also
select multiple items by selecting the Item tool and drawing around an area that contains
the items.
(Windows only) With the Item tool selected, if you double-click a text box, the Modify
dialog box displays. If you double-click an empty picture box with the Picture Content
tool selected, the Import dialog box displays. If the picture box contains a picture, the
Picture Content tool is selected and the Edit Original dialog box displays .
To deselect an active item, click outside it. When the Item tool is selected, you can press
Tab to deselect any active items.
Moving items
You can move items by:
(Windows only) Entering values in the Origin Across and Origin Down fields in the Modify
dialog box (Item menu).
Entering values in the X and Y fields on the Home/Classic tab in the Measurements
palette.
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