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Drawing Basic Shapes
This tool lets you create polygons. A polygon is a series of straight segments.
The way it works is fairly simple: just click on the workspace to set the first
point, move the mouse to the next position where you want to set a second
point and click, and a segment will be drawn between the two. The polygon is
drawn by repeating this procedure until all of the points have been drawn.
When you have finished, double-click on the mouse to release the polygon
from edit mode. If you chose to create a closed shape, a segment will link the
start point to the end of the last segment that you have drawn.
This tool is similar to the previous one, but various segments will all have
angles that are a multiple of 45° in relation to a horizontal axis. The shape
drawn will be open or filled depending on the button chosen.
When you click on these buttons, you can draw a freehand line. The principle
behind this is as follows: move the mouse and at the same time hold down the
left mouse button. The movement of the mouse as shown on screen will
become the curve that is drawn. OpenOffice.org actually draws a curve
composed of several control points. You can check this by switching into edit
points mode. Here again, depending on the icon chosen, you can draw a closed
or open freehand curve.
Lines and Arrows
This button corresponds to the simplest of drawing shapes, a straight line
segment.
The line drawn will begin or end with an arrow.
The two ends of the segment are made up of a circle at one end and an arrow at
the other.
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