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The arrow shaft is a line, rather than a filled shape. This means it is possible to apply any
line effects such as dash or line profile. You can use the standard line END CAP (on page
152) control to control whether the dash lines have rounded caps or square caps.

• Hold Shift to resize or rotate around center. For example to make a line wider, but
remain centered where it is, use Shift and drag outwards.
• It snaps to 45° angles by default. Use Ctrl to un-snap.
• Shift on the orange handle to produce a balanced (symmetrical) curve.
• It shows the angle from either end. Interactively, live as you drag. And also length
(when straight line only) is shown in the current page units.
• Unlike legacy (non SmartShape) arrows the line length includes the space for
head/tail.
• Accepts and shows the correct line width via the standard line width control.
Note that the arrows selection in the ONLINE CONTENT CATALOG includes some different
types of arrows where the head and shaft are formed from a single shape - these arrows
are simple smartshapes of an entirely different design and are filled shapes rather than
lines.

Labeled lines

These designs are useful as headings, titles, dividers and for labeling in diagrams.

You can find these in the ONLINE CONTENT CATALOG and in the Insert menu - "INSERT" >
"SHAPE" > "LINES & ARROWS". As with all SmartShapes, hold the mouse pointer over each
handle to see a tooltip telling you what the handle does if it’s clicked or dragged.