Inserting Free Lines

With Desktop Editor, you can insert a free line drawn manually into a document as an annotation.
1.
Click  (Freehand) on the ribbon.
Or, click  (Freehand) on the Details Window.
The properties of the free line are displayed on the Details Window.
NOTE
If the Details Window is not displayed, see the following.
Displaying/Hiding the Details Window
This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
Setting Buttons on Toolbars
Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars
You can also insert free lines multiple times. For more information, see the following.
Inserting Multiple Annotations
2.
Configure the properties of the free line.
[Line Weight]
Set the line thickness. You can specify a line thickness from 0.25 point to 12.00 point. You can also use  to set the thickness. If it is entered directly, you can enter up to two decimal places.
[Line Color]
Select the line color you want to use from the list displayed when you click . When you want to use a color that is not available in the list, select [More Colors].
[Transparency]
The slider position and the numeric value indicate the degree of transparency of the free line. To change the degree of transparency, move the slider to the left or right, or enter a numeric value. You can also use  to change the degree of transparency.
NOTE
If you select [More Colors] in [Line Color], the [Color] dialog box is displayed. This enables you to set a color that is not listed in [Line Color].
Properties can also be set from ribbon commands or toolbar tool buttons. For information on the commands and tool buttons that can set properties, see the following.
Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars
3.
Move the mouse pointer to the Work Window.
The shape of the mouse pointer changes to .
NOTE
To cancel the insertion process, do one of the following.
Click  (Select Object) on the ribbon
Click  (Select Text) on the ribbon
Click  (Grab Mode) on the ribbon
Click the command selected on the ribbon again
Click  (Select Object) on the Details Window
Click  (Select Text) on the Details Window
Click  (Grab Mode) on the Details Window
Click the selected button on the Details Window again
Press the [Esc] key on the keyboard
4.
Drag the mouse pointer from the starting point to the ending point of the free line to manually draw a line.
NOTE
If the mouse pointer exceeds the edge of the page when drawing, the free line is drawn to fit in the page.
5.
Click on the Work Window outside the free line you inserted to deselect the free line.
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