From the Toolbox, select the Line tool.
Position the mouse pointer The arrow-shaped cursor on the screen that follows the movement of the mouse and indicates which area of the screen will be affected when you press the mouse button. The pointer will change shape when you perform certain tasks. on the page where you want to start drawing the line.
Click the left mouse button. A corner point is placed on the page.
Move the pointer to the position you want your next point. An outline of the line follows the mouse pointer as a guide for positioning.
Click the left mouse button. A line is drawn between the two points. Repeat steps 4 - 5 until the line is the shape you want.
To end the path, do one of the following:
Double-click on the last point
Press Escape, the line is finished at the last point you placed
Press the Spacebar, the line is finished at the last point you placed.
Note:
If you make the final point close to the first point, the points will join to create a closed path A straight or curved line consisting of one or more segments joined together at points. and a shape you can apply fill styles The attribute of graphics, frames and PowerText specifying how they should be filled. Fill styles can have different colors, and can be plain, graduated or textured. to.
To draw a single line, select the Line tool then press and hold down the mouse button as you drag the pointer across the page. When you release the mouse button the line is drawn on the page.
Hold down Ctrl as you create a point to constrain the angle between that point and the one before it to multiples of 45 degrees.