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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On the Tools toolbar, choose one of the following tools:
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Pen tool

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Rectangle tool

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Ellipse tool

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Symmetric Shape tool

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Preset Shape tool

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Text tool

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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:
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First cap — lets you pick a style for the first segment in the line
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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.
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Do one of the following:
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If you are creating a new line, click
Save as New. Type a name in the
Styled Line Name field, and click
OK.
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If you are editing an existing line, click
Save.
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Click the Undo button  .
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Reset the line to the original style
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Click the Reset button  .
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Create separate end caps for the middle dashes in the line
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Mark the Different segment caps check box, and choose settings from the Segment Start and Segment End group boxes.
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Type or set a value in the Length control, and click Add.
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Select a dash or gap, and click Delete.
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Remove all dashes and gaps
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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.