GRAPHICS MODE

To draw simple pieces of line-art, 
switch to Graphics mode by clicking 
on the "pencil" icon in the toolkit. 
In Graphics mode, a panel of drawing 
tools replaces the browser.

Graphics objects can only be drawn 
inside a frame. Select a frame by 
clicking in it. The graphics grid 
will appear if Show grid is switched 
on in the Graphics menu.
DRAWING TOOLS

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

STRAIGHT LINE

To draw a straight line, drag the 
crosshair 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.

Draw a rounded rectangle in the same 
way.



CIRCLE/ELLIPSE

To draw a circle or ellipse, click 
inside the frame and drag the
crosshair to the right and down.

FREEHAND LINE

To draw a freehand line, drag the 
crosshair anywhere in the frame.



POLYLINE

A polyline is a line made up 
of smaller straight lines.

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 anywhere in the work area.


SELECTING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To select a graphics object, click 
on any one of the drawing tools in 
the panel then click on the graphics  
object.

MOVING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To move a graphics object, click on 
it to select it, then drag it to the 
position you want.

SIZING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To size a graphics object, first 
click on it to select it. Drag a 
corner handle to size the frame both 
vertically and horizontally, and a 
centre handle to size it either 
vertically or horizontally.





SIZE AND POSITION (1)

To size a graphics objects more 
accurately, select the graphics 
object and click on Size & position 
in the Options menu. A form is 
displayed where you can enter new 
horizontal and vertical positions 
for the graphics object and new 
width and height dimensions.



SIZE AND POSITION (2)

Double-clicking on the graphics 
object also displays the Size & 
Position form.

STACKING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

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


SIZING A FRAME CONTAINING GRAPHICS

A frame containing graphics objects 
can be sized without resizing the 
graphics objects inside the frame. 

To do this, hold down [Ctrl] as you 
drag on a frame handle to size the 
selected frame.




CUTTING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To cut a graphics objects out of a 
document and place it on the 
clipboard, first select the graphics 
object then click on Cut in the Edit 
menu.






COPYING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To copy a graphics object to the 
clipboard, select the graphics 
object then click on Copy in the 
Edit menu.

PASTING GRAPHICS OBJECTS

To paste a graphics object into a 
document (which need not be the 
document or page it was cut from), 
click on Paste in the Edit menu.
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.

The new line style will be applied 
to any selected graphics object and 
to graphics objects drawn afterwards
unless an alternative line style is 
selected.

FILL STYLE (1)

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.

The new fill style will be applied 
to any selected graphics objects and 
to graphics object drawn afterwards 
unless an alternative fill style is 
selected.
FILL STYLE (2)

Fill styles cannot be given to 
shapes drawn using the line tools.

If you click on a graphics object 
with a particular line or fill 
style, that style will be applied to 
the next graphics object you draw 
unless you select an alternative 
style.


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 marked when snapping 
is turned on.
