Drawing and Placing Embellishments
Draw Lines 
of Embellishments, Place Shapes 
, or use a ready made design with Insert from Gallery 
.
You can also place individual Decorations with Place Individual 
. See Place Individual.
Use Draw Line 
to place lines of the chosen embellishment on your project. Choose Freehand Line
or Point Line 
from the drop-down menu.
Use Freehand Line 
to click and drag to draw a line of embellishments.
In the Draw Line 
drop-down menu, click Freehand Line
and choose the settings for your selected Embellishment type in the selection dialog. Then click and drag to draw a line. When you release the mouse the line is drawn automatically. Right-click and select "Finish placing line" in the Context menu to end.
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For ribbon, select color and width in the Ribbon Selection dialog (see Ribbon Selection).
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For Decorations, select a decoration type, material, color, size and angle in the Decoration Selection dialog. See Decoration Selection.
Use Edit Points 
and Properties
or the Context menu to make changes to your line. See Edit Points.
Shortcuts
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Draw Line Drop-Down, Add Embellishment, Embellish Tab:
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Keys: Alt, D, L, F
Use Point Line 
to place points to draw a line of embellishments.
Point Line may be easier to use than Freehand Line for precise drawing.
In the Draw Line 
drop-down menu, click Point Line
and choose the settings for your selected Embellishment type in the selection dialog. Then click a series of points to create a line. Right-click to finish the line. Right-click and select "Finish placing line" in the Context menu to deselect.
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For ribbon, select color and width in the Ribbon Selection dialog (see Ribbon Selection).
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For Decorations, select a decoration type, material, color, size and angle in the Decoration Selection dialog. See Decoration Selection.
Use Edit Points 
and Properties
or the Context menu to make changes to your line. See Edit Points.
Shortcuts
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Draw Line Drop-Down, Add Embellishment, Embellish Tab:
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Keys: Alt, D, L, P
Use Place Shape 
to draw a shaped line of embellishments on your project, using the shape currently selected in the gallery of preset shapes.
Once placed, a decoration shape is treated as a line of decorations.
Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the shapes gallery, and scroll to select the desired shape in the list. Click Place Shape 
and choose the settings for your selected Embellishment type in the selection dialog, then click OK.
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For ribbon, select color and width in the Ribbon Selection dialog (see Ribbon Selection).
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For Decorations, select a decoration type, material, color, size and angle in the Decoration Selection dialog. See Decoration Selection.
The shape is shown as an embellishment line, with handles to resize, flip and rotate the shape. To move the shape, click and drag inside the shape.
Resize the shape with the resize handles on the corners. Hold down Shift as you click and drag to retain the current proportions of the shape. Hold down Ctrl to resize from the center. Rotate the shape with the circular rotate handle on the right. Mirror the shape horizontally or vertically with the triangular flip handles on the left and top.
For best results when resizing shapes with sharp points, it is recommended to hold down Shift so that the shape is perfectly in proportion.
Use Edit Points 
and Properties
or the Context menu to make changes to your shape. See Edit Points.
Shortcuts
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Add Embellishment, Embellish Tab:
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Keys: Alt, D, S