Editing a Line or Arrow

Existing Lines can be editing by:

• selecting the Lines menu item of the Edit menu,
• clicking the right mouse button and select the Lines menu item from the popup menu, or
• clicking the left mouse button at the start or end point of the line.

After performing one of the above tasks, the Edit Lines form will be displayed. The buttons at the bottom of this form are used for the following:

• The Start button displays the first line.
• The Previous button displays the previous line.
• The Next button displays the next line.
• The End button displays the last line.
• The Insert button adds a new line.
• The Delete button deletes this line.

The following information can be entered and edited using this form:

Orientation: This is the orientation of the line, either diagonal, horizontal, or vertical. If the orientation is set to horizontal, the vertical position will be set to the Y position of the start of the line. If the orientation is set to vertical, the horizontal position will be set to the X position of the start of the line.

Page: This is the page to display the line. If the Line button on the toolbar is used to create the line, this field will be filled in by the program.

Start X: This is the horizontal position of the start of the line in inches or millimeters from the left side of the page. If the Line button on the toolbar is used to create the line, this field will be filled in by the program. The units of measurement are specified in the page layout.

Start Y: This is the vertical position of the start of the line in inches or millimeters from the top of the page. If the Line button on the toolbar is used to create the line, this field will be filled in by the program.

End X: This is the horizontal position of the end of the line in inches or millimeters from the left side of the page. If the Line button on the toolbar is used to create the line, this field will be filled in by the program.

End Y: This is the vertical position of the end of the line in inches or millimeters from the top of the page. If the Line button on the toolbar is used to create the line, this field will be filled in by the program.

Line Style: This is the style of the line. The line style can be changed by pressing the Line Style button. The Line Properties form below will then be displayed. Using this form the style, color, and width of the line can be set.

Arrowhead: To display an arrowhead at the start or end of the line select yes.

Arrow Position: This is position to place the arrowhead, either at the start or end of the line. If no arrowhead is selected above, this field will not appear.

Arrowhead Size: This is the size of the arrowhead. If no arrowhead is selected above, this field will not appear.