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Drawing Shapes and Reshaping
1 Click the [Home] tab.
2 Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and then
click a tool icon under [Outline] to select the
desired Outline tool.
: Click points to draw a closed line
constructed of straight lines.
(Shortcut key: <Z>)
: Click points to draw a closed curve.
(Shortcut key: <X>)
: Click points to draw an open line
constructed of straight lines.
(Shortcut key: <Z>)
: Click points to draw an open curve.
(Shortcut key: <X>)
3 Click in the Design Page or drag the pointer to
draw the line.
■ Straight lines/curves
1 Click in the Design Page to specify the start
point.
2 Click in the Design Page to specify the next
point.
The dotted lines change to solid lines.
3 Continue clicking to specify every point, and
then double-click the last point, or press the
<Enter> key.
■ Changing the attributes of line
ends
After selecting a shape pattern, right-click it, and
then click [Open] or [Close] to change the line
ending.
b
The shortcut keys are available only after an
Outline tool has been selected.
b
• To remove the last point that was entered,
right-click the mouse button, or press the
<BackSpace> key.
• The Curve tool is used in the same way.
b
• You can freely switch between the different line
types either by clicking a different button or by
pressing the shortcut key.
• When drawing a straight line, hold down the
<Shift> key while moving the pointer to draw
vertically or horizontally.
• Even after the pattern is drawn, you can change
the attributes of line ends.
cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on
page 50.
• Even after the pattern is drawn, you can
transform straight lines into curves and vice
versa.
cc "Transforming straight lines into curves or
curves into straight lines" on page 52.
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