Draw Toolbar
The Draw toolbar (also called simply "Tools") contains the following commands.
Select Object
allows you to select an object. When an object is selected, you
can move it to a new position, change its properties or delete
the object. (To select multiple objects, hold down the CTRL
key while you click the other objects you want to select.)
Point allows
you to place a point on the canvas. With the tool selected, click
the desired location on the canvas. The point displays at that
location.
Arc allows
you to draw an arc. With the tool selected, click the desired
location on the canvas and drag the arc to the appropriate size.
Line allows
you to draw a line. With the tool selected, click the desired
start point for the line and drag to the desired length.
Rectangle
allows you to draw a rectangle. With the tool selected, click
the desired location on the canvas and drag the rectangle to the
appropriate size.
Ellipse allows
you to draw an ellipse. With the tool selected, click the desired
location on the canvas and drag the ellipse to the appropriate
size.
Free allows
you to draw a free-form line. With the tool selected, click the
desired start point for the line and draw the line. You can continue
to draw until you release the mouse button.
Pie allows
you to draw a pie segment. With the tool selected, click the desired
location on the canvas and drag the pie segment to the appropriate
size.
Image allows
you to insert an image onto the canvas. You can import files of
the following types: jpg, gif, png, bmp, wmf or emf. With the
tool selected, click the desired location on the canvas. The Open
window displays. Navigate to the appropriate folder, then choose
the image and click Open.
The image appears at the desired location.
Polygon allows
you to draw a polygon. With the tool selected, click the start
location on the canvas, and then click each additional end point
of a line segment. As soon as you have three points an additional
line is automatically drawn, closing the shape, but you can continue
to add points and the polygon will be redrawn accordingly. To
stop adding points, right-click the canvas area.
Arrow allows
you to insert an arrow into the plot. With the tool selected,
click the desired start point for the arrow line and drag to the
desired length. The arrow head is automatically added at the end
point of the arrow line.
Text allows
you to insert a single line of text into the plot. With the tool
selected, click the start point and type the text.
For all objects, you can change and set the object's properties using the Tool Options area. Note that you can use the Tool Options area in two ways:
If an existing object on the canvas is selected, changing the settings in the Tool Options area will alter that object's properties only.
If no object on the canvas is selected, the settings in the Tool Options area will be applied to all subsequent objects created using the selected tool.