Drawing Straight Lines and Arcs on a Page




You can use the Line tool to draw straight lines and arcs.




You can add a line to your page and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customise the line, including its style, colour and endings and then add it to your page.

NOTE: To remove a straight line or arc that you created using the Line tool, you must delete it. You are unable to remove these lines using the Eraser tool.




To draw a line or arc

  1. Press LineIconStraightLine.png and then select an available line style.

  1. Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end.

TIP: If the available line styles cover the area that you want to create the line in, press the X symbol to the right of the available line types.

  1. To customise the line, select the line and then edit its properties.

NOTE: You can also manipulate the line.




To customise a line and then add it to the page

  1. Press Line IconStraightLine.png and then select an available line style.

  1. If the Properties tab isn't visible, press Properties PropertiesTab.png.

  2. Press Line Style.

  3. Select the colour, thickness and style for the line.

NOTE: If you want to save this line style for future use, press Save Tool Properties.

  1. Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end.

NOTE: You can select a line and then edit or manipulate it.