Borders and Lines: Detailed Formatting

Many objects you place on your screens, including text, can be outlined with a border. In addition, you can change the style and shape of any line.

Options for selecting the line display are as follows.

Option	Description
Style	Any of several dotted, dashed and a solid line.
Color	Line color.
Width	Line width, which can be entered or selected from the drop-down list.
Closed	(Disabled for object borders, e.g. ellipses and rectangles)
	Checked
	Clear
Arrowheads	Left
	Right

Result: The line displays on the screen according to your selections.

Example

An open polygon is drawn on the CimEdit screen. If it is closed and an arrow is added at the start or end the shape will be modified per specifications. Once closed, the object can be filled.

Open Line	Open Line Arrow Start	Closed Line Arrow End