Rotation of items and text helps you add interest to your document. Still holding the mouse button, drag the element to a new location and release the button The Pointer will turn into a four-headed arrow. HINT: To select more than one item, hold down the key while selecting the items.Ĭlick and hold anywhere on the line or shape except on a handle Select the line, shape or element(s) to be moved If you like the overall appearance of the graphic element but you want to change its placement on the page, you can use the Pointer to drag the graphic. HINT: To keep a graphic element proportional, hold down the key while dragging the handle for resizing. Select the line or shape you want to modifyĬlick and hold one of the element’s handles You can extend or shrink a line or shape using the handles. Select the line, shape or group of elements you want to delete using one of the selection methods If you are drawing an enclosed shape (e.g., a square-corner box, a rounded-corner box, or a circle) you may also select a fill color.įrom the Fill submenu, select your fill choice
Selecting a Line Styleįrom the Stroke submenu, select your line style choice Line styles and fill colors are mutually exclusive that is, drawings can have only one line style and one fill color applied at a time. You can also fill graphic elements like rectangles with grey fill colors or patterns. PageMaker allows you to alter the style of your lines you can make them thin, medium, thick, dashed, dotted or graphic. Hold down the key and click on the desired elements to deselect them. Just click away from the selected elements and they will deselect If you accidentally capture the wrong element or too many elements, don’t panic. The net will disappear and all elements-a drawing, a text block, or a graphic-that were completely enclosed by the net will now be selected. Notice that this creates a rectangular dashed line or net. Hold and drag the net over the graphics you want to select To create a netĬlick the mouse in an area where you will not select anything (a margin would typically be a safe location) This will select the drawing without selecting anything else. HINT: To capture a drawing that is within a text block or too near another element to select, create a net big enough to capture the complete drawing without capturing the complete text block or other element. Any element fully enclosed by the net will be selected. A net is a dashed line created with the Pointer tool. If the drawing is made inside of a text block or too close to another drawing or graphic, you may have to use a Net (sometimes referred to as a coupon box) to select it. The previous layers do not remain selected unless you are also holding down the key.Īt times it may be difficult (and seem impossible) to select a drawing. OPTIONAL: In order to select each layer of graphics, hold down the or key while clicking on the graphic. Hold down the key while clicking on other lines and shapes you want to select With the tip of the Pointer, click the first line or shape If it does not, it is not selected and you must repeat this step, paying close attention to where the tip of the Pointer is positioned.
HINT: If the graphic element has a fill pattern, you can click on the fill pattern. With the tip of the pointer, click the line or shape Selecting a Line or Shapeįrom the Toolbox, select the Pointer tool You can reselect a line or shape by using the Pointer tool. Lines and shapes are selected directly after they are drawn and stay selected until you draw another line or shape or until you click the mouse. When a graphic element is selected, it becomes surrounded by small boxes called handles, which are used for resizing. A line or shape must be selected in order for it to be deleted, moved, or modified.
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