<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Lines and Arrows</span> floating toolbar opens a window with icons for drawing lines with different ends.</help:help-text> You can also define the ends of the lines later. To do this, call the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Line</span> command on the context menu for the selected line(s).</p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_ARROW_END" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line Ends with Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line that ends in an arrow.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_ARROW_CIRCLE" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line with Arrow/Circle</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line with an arrow at one end and a circle at the other.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_ARROW_SQUARE" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line with Arrow/Square</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line with an arrow at one end and a square at the other.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line at an angle of 45 degrees.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_ARROW_START" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line Starts with Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line that starts with an arrow.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_CIRCLE_ARROW" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line with Circle/Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line with a circle at one end and an arrow at the other end.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_SQUARE_ARROW" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line with Square/Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line with a square at one end and an arrow at the other end.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a dimension line.</help:help-text> Click the icon. Now define the beginning point of your dimension line by clicking the mouse button at that point. Hold the mouse button down and draw the dimension line. Release the mouse button to specify where the end point of the dimension line is to be placed.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Hold down the Shift key while you are drawing the dimension line to make the dimension line exactly horizontal, vertical or 45 degrees. Hold down the <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> key to make the dimension line begin or end exactly at the sides of objects that are located nearby.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can convert the dimension lines to polygons (context menu command <span class="T1">Convert</span>). But you must note that after converting to polygons, the measurement number will no longer be automatically altered when the size is changed but will remain unchanged.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">For additional information on dimensioning, refer to the Help on <help:link Id="67229" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Format - Dimensioning</help:link> menu.</p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SID_LINE_ARROWS" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line with Arrows</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">With this icon you can draw a straight line with two arrow ends.</help:help-text></p>