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# Line and Filling Bar

The Line and Filling Bar contains commands and options that you can apply in the current view.

With no object selected in the workspace, if you set the shape attributes like line thickness, line color, line style, area fill type and area fill style with the Line and Filling bar, then the line and filling settings are applied to new shapes, as direct formatting, overriding the shape Default Drawing Style attributes. To reset the attributes of the Line and Filling bar to those of the Default Drawing Style, unselect any object in the workspace and double-click on the Default Drawing Style entry in the Styles pane of the Sidebar. The next object you draw shows the Default Drawing Style.

## Position and Size

Resizes, moves, rotates, or slants the selected object.

Position and Size

## Align Objects

Aligns selected objects with respect to one another.

## Bring to Front

Moves the selected object to the top of the stacking order, so that it is in front of other objects.

Bring to Front

## Bring Forward

Moves the selected object up one level, so that it is closer to top of the stacking order.

Bring Forward

## Send Backward

Moves the selected object down one level, so that it is closer to the bottom of the stacking order.

Send Backward

## Send to Back

Moves the selected object to the bottom of the stacking order, so that it is behind the other objects.

Send to Back

## In Front of Object

Changes the stacking order by moving the selected object in front of an object that you specify. The screen location of the selected object does not change.

## Behind Object

Changes the stacking order by moving the selected object behind an object that you specify. The screen location of the selected object does not change.

## Line Style

Select the line style that you want to use.

Line Style

## Line Thickness

Select the thickness for the line. You can append a measurement unit. A zero line thickness results in a hairline with a thickness of one pixel of the output medium.

Line Thickness

## Line Color

Select a color for the line.

Line Color

## Area Style / Filling

Select the type of fill that you want to apply to the selected drawing object.

Area Style / Filling

### Shadow

Adds a shadow to the selected object. If the object already has a shadow, the shadow is removed. If you click this icon when no object is selected, the shadow is added to the next object that you draw.

Shadow

## Arrow Style

Opens the Arrowheads toolbar. Use the symbols shown to define the style for the end of the selected line.

Arrow Style

## Flip Vertically

Flips the selected object(s) vertically from top to bottom.

## Flip Horizontally

Flips the selected object(s) horizontally from left to right.

## Transformations

Modifies the shape, orientation or fill of the selected object(s).

## Styles

Specifies whether to show or hide the Styles window, which is where you can assign and organize styles.

Styles

## Display Grid

Enables or disables the grid.

## Snap to Grid

Specifies whether to move frames, drawing elements, and controls only between grid points. To change the status of the snap grip only for the current action, drag an object while holding down the Control key Ctrl key.

## Helplines While Moving

Activates or deactivates the display of guides when moving an object.