Drawing Lines

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Line to draw a straight line. You can also click Horizontal Line to draw a horizontal line or click Vertical Line to draw a vertical line.
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a line. A line with default settings will display and move along with the cursor.
3. Click the desired position on the screen to place the line. The start point of the line will be at the clicked position.
4. Drag the handle at the start point to adjust the position of the start point. Drag the handle at the end point to adjust the position of the end point.

The picture on the left shows the two handles of a line. Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles. When the cursor changes to , drag the handle until the line has the length and slope you want.

1. Left-click and hold down the mouse button until the cursor becomes a cross icon to move the line.

2. Double-click the line to bring up the Line dialog box and then modify the settings of the line. The following is a sample of the Line dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the Line dialog box.

Property		Description
Type		Specifies the type of line: General, Horizontal, or Vertical.
Style		Click the button to select the line style from the dropdown window shown on the right:
Color	Static	Check this option if the color of the line will not be changed.
	Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the color of the line will be controlled by the specified bit.
	Blink	Check this option so the line will blink. You have to choose the blink effects that change the color of the line from its On state color to Off state color.
	Blink (Enabled by Bit)	Check this option if you want to enable the line blinking by the specified bit.
	State	Select the state that you want to view or define the color for.
	Color	Specifies the line color for the selected state.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit or the word's bit that controls the color or enables the color blinking. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
Start / End Point	Start/End Point	Select this option if you want the line to have a shape at the start/end point.
	Type	Click the dropdown list to select the type for Start/End Point
	Filled	Select this option if you want the shape to be filled with the line color.
	Size	Specifies the shape size.
Visibility Control	Visibility Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the line will be shown or hidden by the specified bit.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit that shows or hides the object. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
	Visible State	Specifies the state (On or Off) that makes the line visible.
Terminal	X1	The X coordinate of the start point.
	Y1	The Y coordinate of the start point.
	X2	The X coordinate of the end point.
	y2	The Y coordinate of the end point.7.

You can click the following icons in the Draw toolbar to modify the properties of the line.

Click Icon	To
	Select a style for the line.
	Select a color for the line.