Insert a Polyline into a ReportWorks Page

ReportWorks | Tools | Polyline

Use the Polyline menu option or toolbar button to draw a multi-segmented line on an existing ReportWorks page. You can adjust the line style, thickess, and color. See Lines for single-segmented lines or Polygons for closed multi-segmented shapes.

Menu Options

• Line Options: Click on the Outline tab in the Polyline Options window to access these settings:
  • Style: Click in this drop-down box to choose the line style, such as Solid for a solid line, or Dashed for a dashed line.
  • Color: Choose the line color by clicking in the color box and making your selection.
  • Width: If the style is set to Solid, you can designate a line width by typing in an integer value, with 0 equaling thin lines, widening as the integer increases. Non-solid lines (dashed, dot-dashed, etc.) are set automatically to a thin width.
  • Layer: Select the layer to which the polyline is to be assigned by clicking on the down-arrow button.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Create a new ReportWorks document or open an existing document as necessary.
2. Click on the Polyline toolbar button or choose the Tools | Polyline menu option.
3. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the first endpoint of the line is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it.
4. With the button still pressed in, drag to the location of this segment's endpoint, and release the mouse button.
5. Click and hold again, and drag to the next segment's endpoint, and release the mouse button.
6. Continue in this manner for each polyline vertex.
7. To end the polyline, either click on the pointer button , or double-click the left mouse button.
8. Double-click on the polyline to access its settings, or right-click on the polyline and choose Properties.
9. Select the line style and color as described above, and click Apply to enforce these settings.
10. Click Close to close the Line Options window.
11. You can move any of the vertex points on the polyline by first single-clicking on the polyline to see the vertex "handles." Then, click and hold on any of the handles, and drag to the new position. You can tell if you have clicked in the proper place by the change of the cursor shape to . Release the mouse button when the vertex point is in the correct position.
12. Reposition the entire polyline as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the polyline and dragging it to the new location.
    

See also

• Working with layers

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