of main toolbar (The mouse pointer changes to
) or use "L"
shortcut, click to set the start point and draw the line. Release the mouse button to complete
the line. Rectangle end denotes start of the line, round end denotes end of the
line.
Figure 10.1
For creating lines click the icon
of main toolbar (The mouse pointer changes to
) or use "L"
shortcut, click to set the start point and draw the line. Release the mouse button to complete
the line. Rectangle end denotes start of the line, round end denotes end of the
line.
Figure 10.1.1
You can change format of the line. Select the line, then right click it and select "Line..." command of the context menu or use "B" shortcut. In appeared window you can set color, weight, length and style of the line. To set custom line color, click the button
. When "None" option is selected the line
becomes transparent.
Figure 10.1.2
To add a text to a Line object select the line and use "T" shortcut or Double Click on the line. In the text window type a text and format it.
Figure 10.1.1.1
For fast access to the text properties use the Text Format Bar.
Figure 10.1.1.2
10.1.2 Converting Lines to Cable
Connected lines can be converted to cable if required. In many situations
once outline of the shape is made using cables, the user may require to fill the
shape or adjust corner radius. To convert lines to cable, select all lines that
need to be connected together and right click on the selection. Select the menu
option 
. Lines shown are connected before
conversion to cable.
Figure 10.1.2.1
After conversion to cable, if Fill function is enabled the object will be filled with selected color .
Figure 10.1.2.1
10.2. Text tool + format
Figure 10.2.1
For creating text object click the icon
of main toolbar (The mouse pointer changes to
.), click to
set the start point and drag until the text object is the size you want. In appeared window
you can type the text, select text font, font size, font style, font color and text alignment.
Also "T" short cut can be used to create text box at the mouse pointer position. For formatting the text, double click on it or use "B" shortcut. For fast access to the text
properties use the Text Format Bar.
Use "H" shortcut to toggle through horizontal text alignment for selected objects and "V"
shortcut to toggle through vertical text alignment for selected objects.
Figure 10.2.2
Text tool can display number of pages in a project or current page number. Template pages or hidden pages are not counted.
Enter #P# to display current page number within text box.
Enter #PP# to display total number of pages in a project.
of main toolbar (The mouse pointer changes to
.), click to set
the start point and drag to set the end point. Release the mouse button to complete the arc.
The arc is drawn clockwise between the start point and endpoint.
Figure 10.3.1
You can change format of the line of the arc. Select the arc, right click it and select "Line..." command of the context menu.
Figure 10.3.2
Arc can also be filled with color and radius and size of the Arc can be
adjusted. In addition Arc can be filled with Bitmap.
Figure 10.3.3
10.4. Rectangle tool + format
of main toolbar (The mouse pointer changes to
.) or use "R"
shortcut, click to set the start point and drag until the rectangle is the size you want.
Figure 10.4.1
You can change format of the rectangle. Select the rectangle, then right click it and select "Fill..." command of the context menu or use "B" shortcut. In appeared window you can set width, height, color and rounding corner of the rectangle. For setting custom fill color of the rectangle, click the button. When "None" option is selected the rectangle is transparent.
Also you can change line format of the rectangle.
Figure 10.4.2
10.4.1. Text in rectangle object
You can add the text to the rectangle. Select the rectangle and double click it or right click it and select "Text..." command of the context menu. Also you can select the rectangle and use "T" shortcut. In appeared window (Figure 10.2.2) you can type the text and format it. For fast access to the text properties use the Text Format Bar.