Change the Color, Pattern, and Thickness of a Line or Arrow

To change the color, pattern (such as dotted or dashed), or thickness of a line or arrow:
  1. Right-click the line or arrow and select Annotation Properties from the menu. The Annotation Properties dialog box appears.
    Annotation Properties dialog box, lines
  2. Make sure that the Appearance tab is selected.
  3. Click the down arrows to select the line's color, pattern, and thickness. The line or arrow changes appearance.
  4. Click OK.
Line format changes that you make remain in effect for new annotations that you add.