10.2

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Creating lines
To create a line, first select the Line tool from the Tools palette and move the
Crosshair pointer to any position on the page. Click and drag to draw the line.
You can constrain a line to 0, 45, or 90 degrees by pressing Shift while you draw it.
Creating Bézier lines
The Bézier Pen tool lets you draw multi sided Bézier boxes and lines that can have
straight and curved line segments (see "Understanding Bézier shapes").
To draw a Bézier line:
1
Select the Bézier Pen tool from the Tools palette. Move the Crosshair pointer to
any position on the page and click to establish the first point.
2
Move the pointer to where you want the next point positioned. To constrain pointer
movement to a 45-degree angle relative to the page, press Shift.
3
Click to create a point and line segments.
To make a curved line segment, click and drag wherever you want the next point
positioned. A point with two curve handles displays. You can control the curve's size
and shape by dragging a curve handle.
To make a corner point, press Option/Alt before you click. If you click and hold, you
can control the radius of the corner point by dragging a curve handle.
To add a point to an existing segment of the shape, click the line segment where you
want the point to be.
To delete a point from the active shape while you are drawing it, click the point.
4
To finish the line, double-click.
When any of the drawing tools are active, you can press Command/Ctrl to temporarily
switch to the Select Point tool. When the Select Point tool is active, you can press
Command+Option/Ctrl+Alt to temporarily switch to the Item tool.
Line modes for straight lines
There are four line modes: Endpoints, Left Point, Midpoint, and Right Point.
Depending on the mode you choose in either the Line tab (Item > Modify) on
Windows, or the Measurements palette (Home/Classic or Space/Align tabs), line
length and position will be described differently.
Endpoints mode: The X1 field indicates the horizontal position of the first end-point;
the Y1 field indicates the vertical position of the first end-point. The X2 field indicates
the horizontal position of the last end-point; the Y2 field indicates the vertical position
of the last end-point.
Left Point mode: The X1 field indicates the horizontal position of the leftmost
end-point; the Y1 field indicates the vertical position of the leftmost end-point.
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