Operation Manual

Lines, Shapes, and Effects 301
To change line properties of a selected object:
• Use the Swatches tab to change the line's color and/or shade.
Alternatively, use the Color tab to apply a color to the selected object
from a color mixer.
The object's line and fill can take a solid or gradient color, as well as
bitmaps and transparency effects.
• Use the Line tab, context toolbar (shown when a line is selected), or
Line and Border dialog to change the line's weight (thickness), type, or
other properties. Select a line width, and use the drop-down boxes to
pick the type of line.
On the Line tab, context toolbar, or Line and Border dialog, the styles drop-
down menu provides the following styles: None, Single, Calligraphic, and
several Dashed and Double line styles as illustrated below.
Several techniques offer additional ways to customize lines:
For dotted/dashed lines, select from one of five line styles
(see above).
- or -
(tab and dialog only) Drag the Dash Pattern slider to set
the overall pattern length (the number of boxes to the left
of the slider) and the dash length (the number of those
boxes that are black).
The illustrations below show lines with dash lengths of (1)
4 and 2, and (2) 5 and 4: