Operation Manual

44 Working with Graphics, Animation, and Multimedia
You can use the Pointer tool to adjust lines once you’ve drawn them.
The techniques are the same whether you’re editing a separate line
object or the outline of a closed shape. Simply select the line and drag
its bounding box to move or resize it. Drag a line segment to reshape it,
or select an individual node and drag to move it, or adjust the node’s
control handles to change the profile of the adjacent segment(s).
The Curve toolbar appears when you select a line or closed shape, and
provides a variety of adjustment controls for adding or deleting nodes,
closing or breaking curves, and changing node types, as detailed in
online help.
The QuickShape flyout lets you select pre-designed objects that
you can instantly add to your page, then adjust and vary using control
handles. The QuickShape flyout contains a wide variety of commonly
used shapes, including boxes, ovals, arrows, polygons and stars.
 Try it! Click the QuickShape button, then select a box shape from
the flyout. Click and drag out a small box on the screen.
The new box displays a sliding adjustment handle, used to control
corner shape. Most QuickShapes have multiple adjustment sliders.
 Drag the slider up for concave corners, down for convex. Note that
the tool has reverted to the Pointer, and you can also use it to move
or resize the box.
Initially, the box will have a black line border and a clear fill. The
easiest way to change the object’s line and fill properties is to use the
Studio.
 Display the Line panel of the Studio’s Attributes tab. Try applying
a higher Weight value to give the box a thicker border, and click
various Type samples for a different line.