8.5

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) or the Measurements
palette (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.
• 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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