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Formatting Lines
You can format lines by changing the line style, color, and dash style. In an enclosed object, the line is the border around the object. In an open object, such as a line or an arrow, the line is the object itself.
You can change the style of an existing line. Line styles can be used to change the thickness of a line or to create double and triple lines. For example, to more dramatically separate items in a document, you can increase the width of the line that separates them. In addition, you can change the style of an existing line to a dash style. Dash styles break the line into dots or dashes. Dashed lines can help to enhance the appearance of a document or to identify a means of separation.
You can also change the line color of a drawing object. Changing the line color can enhance the appearance of the object. For example, if you are creating a logo, changing the line color can help distinguish the border of the logo.
The Line Color button has two parts. You use the list to display the color palette and choose a desired color. The display on the button changes to display the currently selected color. To apply the currently selected line color to other objects, you only have to select the object and click the button.
NOTE: You can use the Arrow Style button on the Drawing toolbar to add different styles of arrowheads to a line. You can also draw arrows using the Arrow button on the Drawing toolbar.
Formatting lines
link to document
Read through the steps:. If you would like to complete these steps in an actual Office file, please click on the link and move between the Office file and Web windows until you are satisfied you have mastered the skill. (If a dialog box appears while you are trying to open the exercise, click Open It.)
Practice the Skill
- Open the Word document DRAW2.DOC by clicking the link above.Display the entire Standard toolbar, switch to Print Layout view, and display the rulers.
-
Click the Drawing button
on
the Standard toolbar to display the Drawing toolbar.
The Drawing toolbar appears. -
Point to the line below the first paragraph.
The mouse pointer changes into a single, white arrow with a black, four-headed arrow attached to it. -
Click the line.
Selection handles appear at each end of the line. -
To change the line style, click the Line Style button
on
the Drawing toolbar.
A list of line styles appears. -
Select the desired line style by clicking 3 pt.
The desired line style is applied to the line. -
To change the line color, click the arrow on the Line Color
button
.
A color palette appears. -
Select a new line color.
The line color changes accordingly. -
To change the dash style, click the Dash Style button
.
A palette of dash styles appears. -
Select the Dash Dot style (fifth style from the top).
The desired dash style is applied to the line. -
Click anywhere in the document to deselect the line.
The selection handles disappear. -
Practice the Concept: Select the line below the second
paragraph and use the Arrow Style button
on
the Drawing toolbar to create a right pointing arrow. Select the
fifth arrow style on the list. Select the oval at the bottom of the
document and change the line color to any shade of blue.
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