GRAPHICS MODE

Switch to Graphics mode by clicking 
on the 'Pencil' icon in the toolbox 
to draw simple pieces of line-art. 

In Graphics mode, the library is 
replaced by the drawing tools.





SELECTING A FRAME

You may draw in a frame only. Select 
a frame by clicking in it. The grid 
will appear if Show Grid is switched 
on in the Graphics menu.







SNAPPING TO THE GRID

Graphics objects automatically 
"jump" or snap to the nearest grid 
point when drawn, moved or sized. 
The grid is based on the current 
unit of measurement used on the 
rulers and the current view size.

Click on Snap to grid in the 
Graphics menu to turn snapping off. 
This command is checked when 
snapping is turned on.
DRAWING TOOLS

Select the drawing tool you need by 
clicking on its icon in the library. 
The pointer will turn into a 
crosshair icon.

STRAIGHT LINE

To draw a straight line, drag the 
pointer in the frame from the point 
where you want the line to begin to 
the point where the line should end.
RECTANGLE/ROUNDED RECTANGLE

To draw a rectangle, drag the 
crosshair from the point where the 
upper left corner of the rectangle 
should be to the point where the 
lower right corner should be.






CIRCLE/ELLIPSE

To draw a circle or ellipse, drag 
the crosshair from one corner of an
imaginary rectangle enclosing the 
circle or ellipse to the opposite 
corner.






POLYLINE

To draw a polyline, click the 
crosshair at the start of the first 
segment. Move the crosshair and 
click to start the next segment. 
At the end of the last segment, 
double-click.

FREE LINE

To draw a free line, drag the 
crosshair anywhere in the frame.
LINE STYLE

Choose Line style... in the 
Graphics menu to select the line 
style and width, the shape of the 
line ends, and black or white ink.

If a line is selected, the new style 
will be applied to it. If there is 
no line selected, the style applies 
to the next line drawn.


FILL STYLE

Choose Fill style... in the 
Graphics menu to choose from 36 
opaque or clear tints in black or 
white ink, and whether to display 
the graphic object's outer edge or 
not.

If an object is selected, the new 
tint will fill it. If there is no 
object selected, the tint will fill 
the next object drawn.
SIZING OBJECTS

To size an object, first click on it 
to select it. Drag a corner handle 
to size the frame in any direction, 
and a center handle to size it 
vertically or horizontally.






MOVING OBJECTS

To move an object, click on it to 
select it, then drag it to the place 
you want.

STACKING OBJECTS

Use Bring to front and Send to back 
in the Page menu to stack objects in 
the desired order.


CUTTING OBJECTS

To cut an object out of the document 
and place it in the buffer, first 
select the object then either click 
on Cut in the Edit menu, or press 
[Alt][X] or [Delete].

COPYING OBJECTS

To copy an object to the buffer, 
select the object then click on Copy 
in the Edit menu or press [Alt][C].
PASTING OBJECTS

To paste an object into a document 
(which need not be the document or 
page it was cut from), either choose 
Paste in the Edit menu, or press 
[Alt][V] or [Insert].