The width you set represents the line’s maximum width. The amount of pressure you apply determines the line’s actual width.

If you are using the mouse, press the Up arrow or Down arrow to simulate the pen pressure, and, therefore, the width of the line.

You can also access pressure-sensitive lines by clicking Effects ` Artistic media.

To draw a preset line

1Open the Curve flyout , and click the Artistic media tool .

2Click the Preset button on the property bar.

3Choose a preset line shape from the Preset stroke list list box.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand smoothing box on the property bar.

4Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to set the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media tool width box on the property bar.

Formatting lines and outlines

You can change the appearance of both lines and outlines. For example, you can specify their color, width, style, corner shape, and cap style. You can also remove a line or outline, and you can create your own line or outline style by adjusting the distance between segments in the line.

CorelDRAW also lets you copy the color of an outline to other objects, convert outlines to objects so that you can apply a fill to them, and create calligraphic outlines. For more information about filling objects, see “Filling objects” on page 141.

You can also add arrowheads to lines and curves. In addition, you can create new arrowheads and edit current or new ones.

Setting the miter limit for outlines lets you specify at what angle a sharp corner is either mitered (pointed) or beveled (squared-off).