How to draw the cubic Bézier curve?

How do you draw a straight line after a Bezier curve in Inkscape?

• How do you draw a straight line after making a single curve using the pen tool? I am tracing a bitmap, and the pen tool always wants to make a weird curve (that I cannot straighten) after the first curve I draw. The only way I know to combat this is to break the path, and then start with a straight line on the curve node. This is very time consuming and not productive. There has to be a way to draw a straight line after drawing a curve (and not break the path). I've seen people do this on YouTube, but there is never any mention of a special keystroke or action necessary to facilitate this.

• Answer:

  I would either Google it or get Adobe Illustrator. These types of issues are why people don't use Inkscape. It's a pain....good luck though!