Drawing Polylines

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Polyline to draw a polyline.
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a polyline, and click the position where you want the start point of the polyline to be at.
3. Continue clicking on the screen to place as many points needed for nodes in the polyline.
4. Right-click to place the last point for the polyline and complete the polyline.
5. Drag one blue handle of the polyline at a time to resize the polyline.
6. Drag one black handle of the polyline at a time to adjust the node positions of the polyline.

The picture on the left shows all the blue and black handles of a polyline. Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles. When the cursor changes to or or or , drag the handle until the polyline is the shape and size you want.

1. Right-click anywhere on the polyline and use the Insert Point command on the object pop-up menu to insert a new point for the polyline. Or right-click the existing point of the polyline and use the Delete Point command on the object pop-up menu to delete the point.

Pop-up menu	Description
Insert Point	Add a point at the specified position.
Delete Point	Delete a selected point.

1. Double-click the polyline to bring up the Polyline dialog box and then modify the settings of the polyline.
   The following is a sample of the Polyline dialog box.

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

Property		Description
Line Style		Specifies the style of the polyline.
Color	Static	Check this option if the color of the polyline will not be changed.
	Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the color of the polyline will be controlled by the specified bit.
	Blink	Check this option so the polyline will blink. You have to choose the blink effects that change the color of the polyline from its On state color to Off state color.
	Blink (Enabled by Bit)	Check this option if you want to enable the polyline blinking by the specified bit.
	State	Select the state that you want to view or define the color for.
	Color	Specifies the polyline 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 Point	Start Point	Select this option if you want the polyline to have a shape at the start point.
	Type	Specifies the shape type.
	Filled	Select this option if you want the shape to be filled with the line color.
	Size	Specifies the shape size.
End Point	End Point	Select this option if you want the polyline to have a shape at the end point.
	Type	Specifies the shape type.
	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.
Profile	Left	The X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the polyline.
	Top	The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the polyline.
	Width	The width of the bounding rectangle of the polyline.
	Height	The height of the bounding rectangle of the polyline.

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

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