If you want to reuse the line style in other presentations, click the Save Line Styles icon and type a memorable name. ![]() The new line style is available only in the current presentation. Specify the number and length (not available for dot style) of each of the types of line selected, set the spacing between the various elements, and decide if the style should fit to the line width (length).To alternate two line types (for example, dashes and dots) within a single line, select different types in the two Type boxes. Start by selecting the line type for the new style. On the pop-up dialog, type a name for the new line style and click OK. Select from the Line style drop‑down menu a style similar to the desired one.Choose Format > Line from the menu bar.Normally it is not a good practice to modify the predefined styles instead, create new ones when necessary.Īdvanced options for creating line styles. Use the Line Styles page of the Line dialog (shown below) to create new line styles and load previously saved line styles. To appreciate the difference between corner styles, choose a thick line style and observe how the preview changes. ![]() The bottom part of the page shows a preview of the applied style and a preview of two corners so that the corner style choice can be quickly evaluated. There are four available options in the drop‑down menu. Use the Corner style section of this page to choose how the connection between two segments should look. To create new arrowheads, use the Arrow styles page, as described in the following section. If the two ends should be identical, select the Synchronize ends checkbox. Selecting the Center checkbox moves the center of the arrowheads to the end point of the line. You can configure independently the two ends, selecting for each of them the arrow shape ( Style drop-down menu), the Width, and the termination style ( Center checkbox). Use this section to set the styles of the two ends of the segment. The Arrow styles section of this page is only applicable to line segments it has no effect on the line that forms the border of a shape or of a polygon. Transparency: sets the transparency value of the line, a useful property when you do not want to hide completely what is under the line.Width: specifies the thickness of the line.If a color not in the list is needed, refer to Creating colors to create a new one. Color: pick among the already defined colors.Line style: a variety of line styles is available in the drop-down list, but more can be defined if needed.The Line Properties section (left side) is the most important. The Line page is further subdivided into four parts handling different aspects of the line. ![]() The dialog to format the line properties is shown below.
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