A polyline is a series of straight lines at different angles joined end to end.

To create a polyline:

The default formatting and Format Dialog for polyline are the same as for other elements (see Section 3.1.3). Please note that by default, polyline is handled as an atomic shape. If you want to access and change individual breakpoints, select Edit Points from the polyline pop-up menu to enter point editing mode (see below).

A polyline is always created as an open shape, but you can later make it closed by checking Closed from the pop-up menu. To make it open again, uncheck the Closed pop-up menu element. When a polyline is closed, it can have a fill color in addition to its line color. To set the fill color, open the Format Dialog for the polyline and select the color in Color field in the Fill section of Line and Fill tab. Please note that the Fill section is enabled only when the polyline is closed.

When you are editing points along a line, you will see a control handle for each breakpoint and at either end. You can add points by dragging from somewhere on a line segment, or delete them by Ctrl-clicking them. These operations are also available from the pop-up menu of the line segments and points in this mode. To exit point editing mode, just click away from the line to deselect it, or select Exit Edit Points from the pop-up menu.