I am was using the pencil tool and I accidently bumped something that now when
I draw a line, it creates an arrow at one end and a starting point dot on the
other. How do I get rid of the arrow and point dot, and just turn it back to a
regular line?

> I am was using the pencil tool and I accidently bumped something that now when
> I draw a line, it creates an arrow at one end and a starting point dot on the
> other.

It could be one of two things.

1. You have selected the 'Normal Connector' style in the Styles Panel. It is
intended to be a dynamic linking line for flow chart boxes or labels. (See
the Help files under "Dynamically linking objects" if you are curious about
how to make use of the 'Normal Connector' style.)

For strokes without arrowheads, choose the 'Normal' style instead, which
does not add arrowheads and does not add the linking function.

2. You have added arrowheads in the Object Inspector under stroke. Set the
arrowheads to 'None'.

There is a preference that controls whether or not a new object drawn uses
the attributes of the previous object drawn.

Preference>Object>'Changing Object changes defaults'.


Judy Arndt

Thank you very much. The styles panel was it.