The Line style has similar options as the fill style. Click on one of the No Line, Solid or Gradient radio button to select brush style. Operating on other controls after the radio button will also switch to corresponding line brush style. No Line If the No Line radio button is selected, no line will be drawn. Solid Draws the line with a solid color. Click on the color box next to the radio button to change the color. Sliding the Opacity bar lets you change the opacity of the line. Slide the bar to the left to increase the transparency. Gradient The line will be drawn with a gradient. The type of the gradient can be select by the pull down control next to the radio button. The Direction box lets you change the direction of the gradient. The direction can be changed by moving the square dot and/or the arrow head. For a linear gradient, the direction indicates the start and end point of the gradient. For a radial gradient, the direction indicates the center and radius of the gradient. The Stops bar lets you control the stop points of the gradient. - Click on one of the stop points (little triangles on right side of the bar) to select the stop point.
- Drag the stop point to move it.
- Right-click on the stop point to delete it or press the X button to delete the selected stop point.
- Click on the Stop Point color box to change the color of the selected stop point.
Sliding the Opacity bar lets you change the opacity of the stop color. Slide the bar to the left to increase the transparency.
Line Width (pt) Type in the Line Width box or use the up-down arrows to change the width of the line. Cap Type The line cap style changes how the end of the line looks. Select a type from the pull down menu to change the line cap style. Join Type The line join style change how two lines are joined together. Select a type from the pull down menu to change the line join style. Dash Type The dash style controls whether the line is solid or dashed. Select a type from the pull down menu to change the dash style. Enable line jump Draws an arc on the intersection point of a connector and other connectors. Option to enable for whole document can be found in Page dialog |