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Editing a graphic

  1. Click the Select Elements button Select Elements on the Draw toolbar and click the graphic you want to edit. Only one graphic can be edited at a time.
  2. Choose how you want to edit the graphic.

    Resize Graphic

    Move the mouse pointer over one of the blue selection handles and drag the handle.

    Move Vertices

    Click the Edit Vertices button Edit Vertices on the Draw toolbar and drag a vertex to move it. Right-click a line and click Add Vertex to add a vertex, or right-click over a vertex and click Delete Vertex to delete it.

    Add or Delete Vertices

    Click the Edit Vertices button Edit Vertices on the Draw toolbar, right-click a line, then click Add Vertex to add a vertex, or right-click over a vertex and click Delete Vertex to delete it.

    Delete Graphic

    Press the DELETE key.

  3. Note:
    If the Edit Vertices button Edit Vertices is unavailable, you can't edit the vertices of the selected graphic. Only line, polygon, or curve graphics can be edited.
    Tip:

    You can use this tool to edit curved text by editing the curve that the text follows.

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  • About adding graphics and modifying their properties

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