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An object’s drawing properties include the fill pattern,
pen pattern, line width, line ends, color, and whether the line
is solid or dashed. You change drawing properties from pop-up menus
on the Tools panel.
 Pop-up menus on the Tools panel You can change drawing properties before you draw an object,
or you can select objects that you’ve already drawn and then change
their properties. After you change a property, it becomes the current property—that
is, it will be applied to any object you draw. For example, if you
choose a line width of 1 point, this is applied to all newly drawn
objects until you choose another line width or exit FrameMaker.
You can make objects look alike by applying one object’s properties
to another object.
You can also change the colors in the Color pop-up menu and customize
the following choices that appear on the Tools panel:
The values assigned to the line widths that appear in
the Line Widths pop-up menu.
The Line end style, which determines the appearance of any
line ends that don’t have an arrowhead.
The pattern that FrameMaker uses when you choose the dashed
line style from the Line Styles pop‑up menu. (The pattern that appears
in the pop‑up menu doesn’t change, but FrameMaker uses the new pattern.)
The new line width settings remain until you change them. The
other new settings remain until you change them or exit FrameMaker.
None of the changes described here are applied automatically
to existing objects. However, you can apply the new settings to
both new and existing objects.
Note: Dashed line pattern and polylines may appear
solid on screen and in print if the lines are especially thick and
contain acute angles or have round or projecting caps. To make the
lines print correctly, change the Line Ends Options setting to Butt, use
a smaller line width, or redraw the object using separate lines.
Apply a fill pattern or pen pattern to a selected object Choose the pattern from the Fill Pattern pop-up menu  or
Pen Pattern pop‑up menu  . You
can fill any objects except lines, text lines, and equations.  - A.
- Pen pattern
- B.
- Fill pattern
The
eight gray fill and pen patterns have the following percentages:
100, 90, 70, 50, 30, 10, 3, and 0 (no ink, typically white).
 To make an object transparent (so objects in back
of it show through), choose a fill pattern of None. If you don’t
want the object to have a border, choose a pen pattern of None.
To see the border of an object that uses both a pen and a fill pattern
of None, choose View > Borders. Choose a line width for a line or an object’s border Choose a width from the Line Widths pop-up menu  . You
can change the line width of any object except text lines.
Change the ends of an arc, a line, a polyline, or a freehand curve Choose the line end from the Set Line End Style
pop-up menu  . You
can use no arrowhead or place an arrowhead at the beginning, at
the end, or at both ends.
Make a line or object’s borders solid or dashed Choose a solid or dashed style from the Dashed
Line Pattern pop-up menu  .
Inspect an object’s drawing properties or apply them to other objectsSelect the object that has the properties you want
to inspect or copy.
Hold down Shift and choose Graphics > Pick Up Object Properties.
The properties of the selected object become the current properties
on the Tools panel. Any object you draw picks up those properties.
To apply the properties to existing objects, select the objects
you want to change. In the Tools panel, click the current drawing
properties you want to apply to the selected objects.
 Current drawing properties Change line width settingsChoose Set from the Line Width pop‑up menu on the
Tools panel.
Do one of the following:
To change the line
widths, enter the new line widths and click Set. You can enter the
values in any order. When you click Set, the line widths are sorted from
smallest to largest. The widths that appear in the pop-up menu don’t change.
To revert to the line widths you had when you started FrameMaker,
click Get Defaults.
Change the line end styleChoose Set from the Set Line End Style pop-up menu
on the Tools panel.
Select a line end style and click Set.
 - A.
- Butt
- B.
- Round
- C.
- Projecting
Change the dashed line styleChoose Set from the Set Dashed Line Pattern pop-up
menu on the Tools panel.
Click one of the patterns and click Set.
You can also create custom dashed line pattern.
To create a dotted line that uses round dots,
use a dashed line pattern of short dashes with a round line cap. Change the arrow styleYou can choose from among several preset arrow styles.
Arrow styles are determined by their base angle, tip angle, and
length.
 - A.
- Base angle
- B.
- Tip angle
- C.
- Length
None of the changes described here are applied automatically
to existing objects. However, you can apply the new arrow style
to both new and existing objects.
Choose Set from the Set Line End Style pop-up menu on
the Tools panel.
Do one of the following:
Click a preset arrow
style and click Set.
Fill in a custom base angle, tip angle, length, and style,
and then click Set. You can use the following values for the custom
options.
Option
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Values
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Base Angle
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Between 10 and 175 degrees (and at least
5 degrees greater than the tip angle)
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Tip Angle
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Between 5 and 85 degrees
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Length
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Between 0 and 255 points
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Style
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Filled 
Hollow 
Stick 
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FrameMaker ignores the Base Angle
option when you use Stick. The length you specify applies to objects
that have a line width of 1 point. When you use a thicker line width,
the arrowhead is longer.
The following table contains sample
custom arrows and their settings.
Arrow
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Base Angle
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Tip Angle
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Length
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70 degrees
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30 degrees
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10 points
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80 degrees
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30 degrees
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10 points
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70 degrees
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15 degrees
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10 points
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70 degrees
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30 degrees
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5 points
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120 degrees
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30 degrees
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5 points
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