Drawing Diagonal Lines; Drawing Mode For Lettering - ELNA XPRESSIVE 2 User Manual

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To create a vertical line:
1 In the Punching toolbar, click the tool you
want to use.
2 On the design workspace, position the
cross hair where you want to place the
anchor point and click to place the point.
3 To place your next point vertically from
your last point press, Shift + F2.
This puts you in Force vertical mode.
4 Position the point with the center of the
cursor.
5 Click the left mouse button to place the
new point.
The new point is placed vertically from the
previous point.
6 To exit the Force vertical mode press Shift
+ F2 again.

Drawing diagonal lines

You can draw lines constrained to 15°
increments. You can also create zigzag lines
using this command.
If you make mistakes as you draw, you
can undo your work by pressing
backspace on your keyboard.
To draw lines at 15° increments:
As an example, this procedure describes how
to draw zigzag lines.
1 To draw a shape for a segment, click the
Run tool from the Punching toolbar.
2 On the design workspace, position the
cross hair where you want to place the
anchor point and click to place the point.
3 Position the cross hair where you want
the next anchor point.
4 Hold down shift.
5 Position the cross hair to create a
diagonal line and click to place the
second anchor point at a 15° increment.
6 Repeat step 5 to create a series of
diagonal lines.
7 To finish the segment, press ENTER on
your keyboard to finish the segment.
Drawing mode for
lettering
A drawing mode is a method of inputting
anchor points. The drawing mode chosen
depends on the shape you want to create.
QuickDraw is the drawing mode for lettering.