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• Midpoint mode: The XC field indicates the horizontal position of the midpoint of
the line; the YC field indicates the vertical position of the midpoint of the line.
• Right Point mode: The X2 field indicates the horizontal position of the rightmost
end-point; the Y2 field indicates the vertical position of the rightmost end-point.
Resizing lines
You can resize active straight lines using any of the following methods:
•
Select the Item tool and move the Arrow pointer over an Understanding handles to
display the Resizing pointer. Click and drag the handle to a new location to reduce or
extend the length of the line.
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), then click the Line
tab. Click the Mode drop-down menu to display the four mode options (see "Line
modes for straight lines"). Choose Left Point, Midpoint, or Right Point to display a
Length field. Enter values in the Length field to precisely change the length of a line,
then click OK.
• Choose either Left Point, Midpoint, or Right Point from the Line Mode drop-down
menu in the Home/Classic or Space/Align tab of the Measurements palette to display
the L (Length) field. To precisely change the length of a line, enter a value in the L
field, then press Return/Enter.
You can resize any Bézier line by modifying the size of its bounding box. To do so,
make sure Item > Edit > Shape is unchecked, and then resize the line as if it were a
box.
Reshaping lines
You can change the shape of a line in the following ways:
• You can change the shape entirely by choosing a different option from the Item >
Shape submenu.
• You can reshape Bézier lines by repositioning points, curve handles, and line segments.
For more information, see "Understanding Bézier shapes."
To pan the layout while a Pen tool is selected, press Shift+Space and then click and
drag.
Controlling line appearance
To control the appearance of active lines, use the controls in the following places:
• Home/Classic tab of the Measurements palette
• (Windows only) Line tab of Modify dialog box (Item menu)
• Colors palette (Window menu) — for line color only
In addition to color, shade, and opacity, you can control the following characteristics
for lines:
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