Draw straight lines

To draw one straight line segment at a time, use the Line tool.

  1. Select the Line tool .
  2. Select Window > Properties > Properties and select stroke attributes.
    Note: You cannot set fill attributes for the Line tool.
  3. Click the Object Drawing button  in the Options section of the Tools panel, to select either the Merge or Object drawing model. When the Object Drawing button is depressed, the Line tool is in Object drawing mode.
  4. Position the pointer where the line is to begin, and drag to where the line is to end. To constrain the angle of the line to multiples of 45 degrees, Shift-drag.
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