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PDFill PDF Drawing:
Curve Tool (See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File  )

You can use this tool to add a curve with styles into a PDF document. The curve types includes Smooth Curve, Straight Curve, Smooth Scribble, Straight Scribble, Smooth Freeform, Straight Freeform, Cloud Tool and Drawing Pen. You can edit each curve point and open/close the curve.

1. Create a Curve Drawing:

Here are the steps to create:

• Choose Menu Insert > Drawing > Select Curve or Click the Curve Button in the Drawing Toolbar.

Select one curve type from the submenu:

Smooth Curve	Click and release the left mouse button to the first point, and move the cursor to the second point to click and release
Straight Curve	Click and release the left mouse button to the first point, and move the cursor to the second point to click and release
Smooth Scribble	Hold down the left mouse button to draw anywhere you like
Straight Scribble	Hold down the left mouse button to draw anywhere you like
Smooth Freeform	Click and release or hold down the left mouse button
Straight Freeform	Click and release or hold down the left mouse button
Drawing Pen	Hold down the left mouse button where you want to begin drawing. You can release the mouse button, move the pointer to a new location, and continue drawing.
Cloud Tool	Click and release the left mouse button to the first point, and move the cursor to the second point to click and release

To exit the editing state, Press "Esc" or "Enter", or Double click the left mouse button..

To edit the curve path, right-click the curve and the following menu comes up:

To delete a point, move the cursor to an existing point; To add a point, move the cursor to a segment.

To erase parts of the drawing, select the Curve Eraser Tool and drag across the point or segment of the drawing that you want to remove. Click the mouse button to erase.

2. Access the properties:

• Click the Selection button first.
• Click onto the curve to highlight it and click Properties Button
• Or, click the curve and double-click again
• Or, Key F4

3. Set the properties:

Here is the list of the properties.

Line Weight	The thickness of the line.
Line Color	The color for the line.
Line Dashed	There are 8 Dashed Styles: Solid, Round Dot, Square Dot, Dash, Dash Dot, Long Dash, Long Dash Dot, Long Dash Dot Dot
Fill Color	The background color inside the shape.
Rotate	The rotation degree from 3 clock relative to the shape center.
Transparency	The Transparency of the drawing object
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.
Close Path	Close the path of the curve
Action: Add Link, Submit, JavaScript and more ...	See PDF Actions.
Order	It will show on the Foreground or Background of the PDF document
Set this field as default	If set, the new object will have the same properties as this one.

4. Screenshot:

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