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| <topic id="textsdrawguidejoin_objectsxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> |
| <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Connecting Lines</title> |
| <filename>/text/sdraw/guide/join_objects.xhp</filename> |
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| <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3145799"> |
| <bookmark_value>draw objects; connecting lines to</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>connecting; lines</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>lines; connecting objects</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>areas; from connected lines</bookmark_value> |
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| <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145799" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U"><variable id="join_objects"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/join_objects.xhp" name="Connecting Lines">Connecting Lines</link> |
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| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154512" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">When you connect lines, lines are drawn between neighboring endpoints.</paragraph> |
| <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150752" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">To connect lines:</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Select two or more lines.</paragraph> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156383" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Right-click and choose <emph>Modify - Connect</emph>.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149257" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">To create a closed object, right-click a line and choose <emph>Close Object</emph>.</paragraph> |
| <paragraph role="note" id="par_id3150363" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">You can only use the <emph>Close Object</emph> command on connected lines, <emph>Freeform Lines</emph> and unfilled <emph>Curves</emph>.</paragraph> |
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