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4 If you want the flare to contain rays, select Rays and specify the number of rays, the
longest ray (as a percentage of the average ray), and the fuzziness (0 is crisp and 100 is
fuzzy) of the rays.
5 If you want the flare to contain rings, select Rings and specify the distance of the path
between the halo's center point (center handle) and the center point of the furthest ring
(end handle), the number of rings, the largest ring (as a percentage of the average ring),
and the direction or angle of the rings.
6 When setting options to edit an existing flare, select Preview to view the final effect on
the selected flare using the current settings.
7 Click OK.
Drawing line and arc segments
Use the line and arc segment tools to quickly and easily create individual lines and arcs by
dragging. The Line and Arc Segment dialog boxes display the values of the last segment
created. You can reset to the default values in the dialog box by pressing Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) and clicking Reset.
To draw a line segment:
1 Select the line segment tool , click where you want the line to begin, and drag to
where you want the line to end.
2 As you drag, do any of the following:
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to extend the line from both sides of the origin
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point.
Press the spacebar to move the line as you draw.
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Press `(grave accent) to create multiple line segments as you move the mouse.
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Press ~ (tilde) to constrain multiple lines to 45˚ angles.
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Press Shift to constrain a single line to 45˚.
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To draw a line segment by specifying properties:
1 Select the line segment tool, and click where you want to place the segment.
2 In the Line Segment dialog box, enter the length and angle you want.
3 Select Fill Line if you want the line to use the current fill color (otherwise the fill is set
to none).
4 Click OK.
To draw an arc segment:
1 Select the arc segment tool , click where you want the arc to begin, and drag to create
an arc.
2 As you drag, do any of the following:
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to extend the arc from both sides of the origin
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point.
Press the spacebar to move the arc as you draw.
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Press `(grave accent) to create multiple arc segments as you move the mouse.
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