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146 Drawing Lines and Shapes

To the end of a line:
Make sure the line is selected, then:

1. If necessary, click on the end point to
select it.
2. Position the pointer and click to add
a new section.

To the middle of a line:
Make sure the line is selected, then;

1. Click on the line to add a new point handle
into the line
2. Drag the point handle to the required position.

To the start of a line:
If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is described
in "Closing a shape (on page 139)” ). To add a new control handle to the start of a line:

1. Finish the line using "Shift + click".
2. Click on the start handle.
3. Position the pointer and click.

Selecting multiple point handles

You may want to select several point handles to delete them, move them as a group, or
change a region of points to curved or straight lines. To do this:
1. Select one point handle in the normal way by clicking on it.
2. "Shift + click" the other point handles to select them ("Shift + click" also deselects.)

- Or "Ctrl + Shift + click" on a point handle to select all point handles on the line.
- Or drag the mouse pointer diagonally to create a selection rectangle. All point
handles in the rectangle are selected.
- Or "Shift + drag" diagonally to create a selection rectangle. This adds all points
within the rectangle to those already selected.
3. If the line has one or more selected point handles:

- End moves the selection to the end of the line.
- Home moves the selection to the start of the line.
- Tab moves the selection to the next point handle towards the end.
- "Shift + Tab" moves the selection to the next point handle towards the start.
The start and end points are significant when applying arrows (on page 152).