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The drawing objects in the Object Library
palette provide you with a way to enhance forms graphically.
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Using the Circle object, you can draw circular, elliptical,
or arc shapes anywhere on the page.
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Using the Line object, you can draw solid, dashed, or dotted
lines anywhere on the page.
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Using the Rectangle object, you can draw rectangles that
have 90° or rounded corners. Use rectangles to graphically frame
an area of the form or provide a rectangular area as a background
for other objects.
After you add a drawing object to the form design, you can manipulate
the object’s properties in the Draw tab of the Object palette. You
can define these properties:
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Change the line style.
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Change the thickness of the line.
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Select a line color.
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Specify the shape of the circle.
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Specify the start and end points of an arc.
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Fill the circle or rectangle with color or a pattern.
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Change the slope of the line.
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Change the corners of the rectangle.
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Make the object visible, invisible, or hidden.
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Define the object as visible, invisible, or hidden. See
Making objects visible, invisible, or hidden
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To change the line style
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Select
the circle, line, or rectangle.
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In the Object palette, select a style from the Line Style
list.
You may have to zoom in or increase the thickness of
the line to see the style.
To change the thickness of the line
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Select
the circle, line, or rectangle.
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In the Object palette, in the box to the right of the Line
Style, type a new thickness.
If you type a number that makes
the line very thick (for example, 1 in), then the line will be difficult
to select. Use the Hierarchy palette to select the line.
To select a line color
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Select the circle, line,
or rectangle.
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In the Object palette, click the color selector button and
select a color.
To specify the shape of the circle
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Select
the circle.
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In the Object palette, select the shape of the object from
the Appearance list.
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To draw an elliptical shape,
select Ellipse.
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To draw a circular shape, select Circle.
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To draw an arc, select Arc.
To specify the start and end points of an arc
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Select
the arc.
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In the Object palette, type the start and end points of the
arc (in degrees) into the Start and Sweep boxes respectively.
To fill the circle or rectangle with color or a pattern
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Select the circle or rectangle.
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In the Object palette, select an option from the Fill list.
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Using the adjacent color selector buttons, select appropriate
fill colors.
To change the slope of the line
You
can change the slope of the line. This is useful if you have drawn
a line that is crooked. You can use this option to straighten the
line.
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Select the line.
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In the Object palette, click one of the Appearance buttons
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To change the corners of the rectangle
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Select
the rectangle.
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In the Object palette, click one of the Corners buttons.
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In the Radius box, define the corner radius.
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