Saving custom line styles
You can design your own line styles and save them as presets.
To design and save a custom line style
Edit tab
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose one of the following tools:
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 | |
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Undo the changes | |
Reset the line to the original style | |
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. |
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.