Saving custom line styles


You can design your own line styles and save them as presets.

To design and save a custom line style

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Edit tab 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose one of the following tools:
Pen tool
Rectangle tool
Ellipse tool
Symmetric Shape tool
Preset Shape tool
Text tool
2 On the Tool Options palette, click the Line Style drop-list, and click Custom.
If you want to copy an existing line style, choose that style from the Line Style drop-list, and click Custom.
3 In the Styled Line Editor dialog box, choose settings from any of the following controls:
First cap — lets you pick a style for the first segment in the line
Last cap — lets you pick a style for the last segment in the line
If you want to specify a size for the cap, click the Size button, and type or set a value in the Width and Height controls. To make the height and width equal, mark the Link axes check box.
4 Do one of the following:
If you are creating a new line, click Save as New. Type a name in the Styled Line Name field, and click OK.
If you are editing an existing line, click Save.

 

You can also
Undo the changes
Click the Undo button .
Reset the line to the original style
Click the Reset button .
Create separate end caps for the middle dashes in the line
Mark the Different segment caps check box, and choose settings from the Segment Start and Segment End group boxes.
Add dashes or gaps
Type or set a value in the Length control, and click Add.
Delete dashes or gaps
Select a dash or gap, and click Delete.
Remove all dashes and gaps
Click Clear.

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The preview area at the bottom of the Styled Lines Editor dialog box displays the changes you make to the line. The edit area has a ruler you can use to size dashes and gaps (in pixels).

Saved styles appear in the Line Style drop-list on the Tool Options palette.

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