Once you have an arc drawn it can be edited by using the ‘Selection Tool (V)’ or the ‘Direct Selection Tool (A)’. If you cannot find it in your toolbar remember you can add tools to the toolbar by clicking the three dots at the bottom.

In the ‘Essentials’ workspace the ‘Arc Tool’ is under the ‘Paintbrush Tool’ menu. You can also create an Arc by using the ‘Arc Tool’. (The next section will explain more about how to navigate the color options.) You can also change the color of the line by double clicking the box to the left of ‘Stroke’. To change how thick the line is you will need to change what is call the ‘Stroke’ in the ‘Properties Panel’ on the right. To move the line, drag it from the center point. Press and hold the shift key as you drag, and the line will be constrained to 45° Click and drag and you will see you can change the direction of the line. To edit the direction and length of the line move your mouse to one of the ends (or anchor points). (The grey box following your cursor has the length and angle of the line.) Once you release the mouse you will make the line. Once you have selected the ‘Line Segment Tool (/)’ Press and drag.

Rotate a line by moving the pointer off an end and dragging. The ‘Line Segment Tool’ to a selection tool. Lines segments are “Live”, which means you can edit the length, direction, and angle after drawing them without switching from Select the ‘Line Segment Tool (/)’ by clicking and holding the ‘Rectangle Tool’ in the tools panel.

BorrowDirect+ (search & browse partner libraries)Ī line in Illustrator is called a path which is composed of at least two anchor points, a start and an end anchor point.ĭraw straight lines using the ‘Line Segment Tool (/)’.

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