Arc Tool

1. Select the Arc tool using one of the following methods:
   • Click   on the Shapes toolbar.
   • Press SHIFT+C on the keyboard.
2. To create an elliptical arc:
   1. Click on the document to place the first point of the arc.
   2. Click again to place the end point.
3. To create a two-point circular arc:
   1. Hold down the SHIFT key.
   2. Click both points of the arc.
4. To create a three-point circular arc:
   1. Hold down the ALT key.
   2. Click the first point of the arc.
   3. Click the second point to define the circle.
   4. Click the third point to complete the arc.

You can attach a note to nearly any markup that does not have a text box of its own. Simply double-click the markup to open the Note pop-up window. Notes attached to markups are functionally similar to the Note Tool.

Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of the markup's size and orientation.

To rotate the markup, click and drag the orange handle outside the markup (when the markup is first placed, it will be at the top). By default, the markup is rotated in increments of 15°; to rotate in increments of 1°, hold down SHIFT while dragging.

The rotation can also be entered in the Rotation field found in the Layout section of the Properties tab.

To resize the markup, click and drag the appropriate yellow handle. When dragging the control handles at the endpoints of the line, the arc will automatically continue on its original ellipse. To automatically lengthen or shorten the arc in 15° increments, hold down SHIFT while dragging.

See Editing Markups for more information.

Note: An Arc is an open line. While their endpoints can nearly touch, arcs cannot be closed into a ellipses. Use the Ellipse Tool to create an ellipse, if desired.

The appearance of the Arc markup is configurable, including its line and fill color, hatch pattern, line width and style, and opacity. Selecting a Fill Color or Hatch pattern will automatically turn the arc into a pie shape.

To change the appearance of an Arc markup, select it and click the Properties tab.Go to View > Tabs > Properties or press ALT+P to show the Properties tab if it is hidden.

Appearance Properties

Color: Sets the line color.

Fill Color: Sets a fill color.

Highlight: Makes the fill color and/or hatch pattern transparent so underlying content shows through.

Hatch: Sets a hatch pattern. The associated color selector sets the line color of the hatch pattern.

Scale: Sets the scale of the hatch pattern, from 50 (half the default scale) to 200 (twice the default scale).

Opacity: Sets the line opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Fill Opacity: Sets the fill and hatch pattern opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Line Width: Sets the thickness (in points) of the line. A setting of 0 effectively renders the line invisible.

Style: Determines the line pattern.

The Size and Invert settings below only appear when Style is set to Cloud (when applicable).

Size: Sets the width of the cloud segments.

Invert: Inverts the cloud segments inward on the shape.

Size = 2.00		Size = 1.00 and Inverted

In addition to the standard line styles, there are several advanced styles and you can create Custom Line Styles, if desired.