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• 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.
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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 orthogonal 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 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.
• 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:
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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 orthogonal 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 or Space/Align tab of the Measurements palette
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