NewTek LiveText - Manual (Page 28)

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Filled Oval
This tool works like the Filled Rectangle.
Spline
This tool and its siblings create freeform spline curve shapes. Click in the Canvas and release the
mouse to establish the starting point. Move to another spot on the screen and click again to
establish a second node though which the spline will pass. Continue to add nodes until you are
satisfied, then double-click to end the curve.
Closed Spline
The technique for the Closed Spline is similar to the Spline: click in the Canvas, release the
mouse, move to the next spot and click again, etc... With this tool though, nodes are
automatically connected to the first (anchor) point to create an enclosed object. When you’re
finished, simply double-click.
Closed Filled Spline
This tool works just like the Closed Spline tool except it fills in shape with the same color as the
outline.
Polygonal Line
This tool functions like the Spline except it doesn’t create a curve between the nodes. You click
in the Canvas to establish your anchor point, release the mouse and move to your next spot, and
click to create a node. A straight line will connect the two points. Move and click again and a line
will connect this point with the previous one. With this tool, a sharp angle is maintained at the
intersection of the lines. You double-click at the last point to finish.
Polygon
This tool works like the Polygonal Line, except as soon as you create the first node, it’s
connected to the anchor point, automatically creating an enclosed object.
Filled Polygon
This tool works just like the Polygon tool except it fills in shape with the same color as the
outline.
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