2015

Table Of Contents
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:
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.
90 | A GUIDE TO QUARKXPRESS 2015
BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES