Freehand Draw

Use Freehand Draw Freehand_Draw_icon_dp.jpg to draw a line that follows the movement of the pointer. Adjust the flow of the line with the smoothness options. Freehand Draw is enabled until another tool is selected.

Shortcut

Draw a Line with Freehand Draw

  1. Select the desired line color from the Color palette. Use Pick Color Pick_Line_Color_icon_dp02083.jpg if you want to select colors from the picture.

  2. If you want a fill, also choose a Fill color.

  3. Select a line thickness option from the drop-down list in the Lines section.

  4. Click the Freehand Draw icon Freehand_Draw_icon_dp02085.jpg.

  5. If desired, change the line smoothness by clicking on the desired setting in the Smoothness Options menu.

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  7. Click and drag across the Canvas from the desired start point to the desired end point to draw a line. A line appears showing the freehand line as it is drawn.

  8. Lift the pen or release the mouse button and the freehand line is completed. Each time you drag and release a new freehand line will be drawn, until another feature is selected.

Smoothness Option

When the line is drawn it is converted into points. How smooth the line is will depend on which option is set.

Very Smooth

Smooth

Minimal Smoothing

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The line is greatly smoothed, with very few points.

This is the default option.

The line is slightly smoothed, with fewer points.

The line is represented as a series of points, with minimal smoothing.

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