Inserting Polygon Lines

With Desktop Editor, you can insert a polygon line into a document as an annotation.
1.
Click (Connected Lines) on the ribbon.
Or, click (Connected Lines) on the Details Window.
The properties of the polygon 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. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
Setting Tool Buttons on the Toolbar
Lists of Ribbon Commands/Tool Buttons
You can also insert polygon lines multiple times. For more information, see the following.
Inserting Multiple Annotations
2.
Specify the properties of the polygon line.
[Line Style]
Select the line style you want to use from the list displayed when you click ▼.
[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.
[Begin Style]
Select the style for the beginning of the line you want to use from the list displayed when you click ▼.
[End Style]
Select the style for the end of the line you want to use from the list displayed when you click ▼.
[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].
[Shape Fill]
Select the color of the arrow to fill with that you selected in [Begin Style] and [End Style] 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 polygon 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
The type of line selected in [Line Style] is not applied to the arrow selected in [Begin Style] or [End Style].
If you select [More Colors] in [Line Color] or [Shape Fill], [Color] is displayed and you can set a color that is not listed in [Line Color] or [Shape Fill].
Properties can also be set from ribbon commands or tool buttons. For information on the commands and tool buttons that can set properties, see the following.
Lists of Ribbon Commands/Tool Buttons
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.
Click the Work Window to specify the starting point for the polygon line.
5.
Click the location where you want to create a vertex.
Each time you click the mouse, the vertices are joined with straight lines.
NOTE
You can press the [BACKSPACE] key on the keyboard to cancel a vertex you just made.
You can create horizontal vertices, vertical vertices, and vertices at 45 degree angles by clicking the mouse pointer while holding down the [Shift] key on the keyboard.
You can press the [Esc] key on the keyboard to clear all the specified vertices.
6.
Create two or more vertices, and press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.
Or, create one or more vertex, and double-click the mouse when creating the final vertex.
The polygon line is created.
NOTE
The following occurs if you perform an operation that prevents additional vertices from being specified, such as clicking somewhere other than the Work Window while drawing.
If you have specified two or more vertices, the polygon line is fixed.
If you have specified one vertex, the specified vertex is cleared.
7.
Click on the Work Window outside the polygon line you inserted to deselect the polygon line.
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