Drawing Lines and Arrows

Drawing Lines and Arrows

The most basic drawing objects you can create on your pages are lines and arrows. FrontPage includes several tools for this purpose. The Line tool creates line segments. The Drawing toolbar's Line Style and Dash Style tools determine the type of line used in any drawing object—solid, dashed, or a combination of solid and dashed lines. The Arrow tool lets you create arrows that emphasize key features of your page. You can edit the style of the arrow using the Arrow Style tool.

Draw a Straight Line

Click the View menu, click Page, and then open the Web page you want to use.

Click the Line button on the Drawing toolbar.

Drag the pointer to draw a line on your page.

Release the mouse button when the line is the length you want. The endpoints of the line are where you started and finished dragging.

Did You Know? You can constrain a line drawing. You can use keys on the keyboard to adjust lines as you draw them. To constrain the angle of the line to 15-degree increments, press and hold Shift as you drag the pointer. To draw the line from the center out, instead of from one endpoint to another, press and hold Ctrl as you drag the pointer. You can display the Drawing toolbar. If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, click the View menu' point to Toolbars' and then click Drawing.

Edit a Line

Click the View menu, click Page, and then open the Web page you want to use.

Click the line that you want to edit.

Click the Line Style button on the Drawing toolbar, and then select a line thickness.

Click the Dash Style button on the Drawing toolbar, and then select a dash style.

Click the Line Color button list arrow on the Drawing toolbar, and then select a line color.

Drag the sizing handle at either end to a new location to change the size or angle of the line.

Draw a Curved Line

Click the View menu, click Page, and then open the Web page you want to use.

Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar, and then point to Lines.

Click the Curve, FreeForm, or Scribble symbol.

To draw a curve, click a point on the screen, and then move the pointer. To draw a freeform, click a point, move the pointer, and then click to draw a straight line or drag to draw freely. To draw a scribble, drag the pointer.

Click the Line Color button list arrow on the Drawing toolbar to select a line color.