Operation Manual

Pictures, Lines, and Shapes 177
The Pencil Tool lets you sketch curved lines and shapes in a freeform
way.
The Straight Line Tool is for drawing straight lines (for example, drawn
in the column gutter to separate columns); rules at the top and/or bottom of
the page; or horizontal lines to separate sections or highlight headlines.
The Pen Tool
lets you join a series of line segments (which may be curved
or straight) using "connect the dots" mouse clicks.
Drawing lines
To draw a freeform line (with the Pencil Tool):
1. Choose the
Pencil Tool from the Tools toolbar's Line flyout.
2. Click where you want the line to start, and hold the mouse button
down as you draw. The line appears immediately and follows your
mouse movements.
3. To end the line, release the mouse button. The line will automatically
smooth out using a minimal number of nodes.
4. To extend the line, position the cursor over one of its red end nodes.
The cursor changes to include a plus symbol. Click on the node and
drag to add a new line segment.