Arrow Arrow Tool

The Arrow shape tool makes it easy to quickly add arrows to your design.

arrow default

Default shape and handle position (in red) before customisation.

Customisation

The arrow has several options on the shape and on the context toolbar to enable the body thickness and the shape and size of the arrow head to be controlled.

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Two possible outcomes when the options are customised.

Fixed head proportions option

When Fixed head proportions is selected, if the shape is resized horizontally, the arrow head retains its proportions and the body shrinks or stretches.

arrow resized with and without fixed head proportions

This example shows what happens when you resize an arrow (A) with (B), and without (C), Fixed head proportions selected.

Settings

The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:

Context toolbar options update depending on the Ends style selected (see above). Settings may include the following:

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