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12. Click in two places to pick a start point and an endpoint.
13. This time, to end the line, right-click anywhere in the drawing area. By default, this opens a short-
cut menu, but it may end the command. If so, you’re done. If you see the shortcut menu, choose
Enter from the shortcut menu to end the command.
14. For your fourth line, if you don’t see the Draw toolbar, right-click any toolbar that is already dis-
played and choose Draw from the list of toolbars. Click the Line button on the Draw toolbar.
Move the mouse so that the cursor is in the drawing area. Pick two different points and press
Enter.
15. Leave the drawing on your screen and read on to the next exercise to save the drawing.
You should now have four lines on the screen. You can see how the interface offers several ways to work.
You can use the method that suits you best.
Saving a Drawing
Saving a drawing is similar to saving any other file in Windows. You should get in the habit of saving your
work every 10 to 15 minutes to avoid losing your work in case the software or your computer system
crashes.
Saving a drawing for the first time is different from saving it subsequently because you have to name the
drawing the first time you save it.
To save a drawing, click Save on the Standard Annotation toolbar. If you’re saving a drawing for the first
time, the Save Drawing As dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 1.6.
FIGURE 1.6
The Save Drawing As dialog box.
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