Lines and Arrows

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Lines and Arrows

For your assignment, you are asked to insert a line then format it to include arrows at each end, a dash style, a heavier line, and a colour. You will insert this in the "XXXdraw.doc" file you have been using in previous lessons. To do this,

Go to your drawing toolbar and select either the Line button or the Arrow button .
Either way, you will have to format the line to have two arrow heads. Your pointer will turn into a plus sign (+) again, meaning that it is read to draw.
Click and drag across your document to create a line. To create a straight line, hold the Shift button down while you drag.
Make sure the line is selected before formatting. You will see the "handles" at each end when it is selected. You can drag these handles to lengthen or shorten a line if you need to.
Click on the "Arrow Style" button on the Drawing toolbar. This button will look like the following:
Select a two-headed arrow for your arrow style.
With your line still selected, click on the "Dash" style button, which looks like:
Select a dash style of your choice.
Next, click on the "Line Style" button, which looks like:
Select a line style that is 3pt or heavier.
Last, but not least, change the colour of your double-headed arrow. Make sure your line is selected, then click on the "Line Colour" button, which looks like: In this image of the button, the colour is supposed to be in the horizontal rectangle at the bottom of the brush. The line style is set to no-line, so by applying this line colour, your line will disappear. To apply a colour to the line, click on the arrow to the right of this button to select the drop-down menu of colour choices. Select a colour of your choice to apply the colour to your line.
Save your changes.

Please continue to the next lesson on Rotating Objects.