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• Line style: This option lets you control the general appearance of a line. Several line
styles are included by default, and you can add new ones with the Dashes & Stripes
dialog box (Edit menu).
• Width: You can specify the width of lines in any measurement system. You can also
specify a Hairline width; the printed width of a hairline rule is .125 pt on a PostScript
imagesetter, with a wider value on some laser printers.
• Arrowheads: You can apply arrowheads to lines using the Arrowheads drop-down
menu.
You can also specify line appearance in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see
"Item Styles XTensions software."
Joining lines
You can merge two lines into one by selecting the Item tool , selecting the lines,
and choosing Item > Merge > Join Endpoints. The Join Endpoints command is
available when the endpoints of lines or text paths are within six points of each other.
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
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