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<h2><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL STRAIGHTOUTLINE;')" src="../graphics/ttb14.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> 
 Straight Outline tool</h2>
<p>Use the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Straight Outline</B></span> tool 
 to draw straight lines.</p>

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<h4>To draw a straight line: </h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>Click the <img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL STRAIGHTOUTLINE;')" src="../graphics/ttb14.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Straight</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Outline</B></span> 
 tool and then on the context toolbar, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shape 
 Layer</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fill Bitmap </B></span>and 
 set a line weight. <br>
	<br>
	If creating the outline on a new shape layer, or adding to an existing 
 shape layer, select a combination button.<br>
	<br>
	Click and drag to draw a straight line using the foreground color.<br>
	<br>
	To constrain the angle of the line to 15-degree increments, hold down 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shift</B></span> key as you drag. </p></li>
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<p><script>showMeHow("To_create_a_straight_line.htm","createstraightline");</script></p>
<h4>To edit a straight line on a shape layer:</h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>On the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layers</B></span> 
 tab, select the layer containing the outline.<br>
	<br>
	Use the <img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL NODEEDIT;')" src="../graphics/ttb31.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Node Edit</B></span> tool to adjust 
 individual nodes.<br>
	<br>
	- or -<br>
	Use the <img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL SHAPEEDIT;')" src="../graphics/ttb36.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shape Edit</B></span> tool to select, 
 move, and adjust the line.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><img src="../graphics/note.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="18px" height="20px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> 
 You can only edit straight outlines created on Shape layers.<br>
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<script>showMeHow("To_edit_a_shape_or_outline.htm","editshapeline");</script></p>

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