# Create a polyline object

Use the polyline tool to draw a series of connected straight lines.

## To create a polyline object

1. In the Graphics Display editor, from the Objects menu, select Drawing > Polyline.
2. Press the mouse button and drag the mouse to draw the first line segment.

   Tip: | Press Ctrl as you drag or click the mouse to draw a horizontal or vertical line segment.

3. To create the next line segment, point the mouse where you want the next segment to end, and then click the Left mouse button.

   Repeat for each line segment.

4. Double-click the polyline to open its Properties dialog box.
5. In the Properties dialog box, specify how you want the polyline to look.

   Tip: | If you use the polyline tool to create an object with two points, it will create a line object. If you edit a polyline object by deleting its points until it has two points, it will convert to a line object.

## See also

Drawing objects

Set up general properties for a polyline object

Options on the General tab of the Polyline Properties dialog box

Create a line object

Keywords: polyline