From there, hit the Enter key and watch as the asterisks transform into a dotted line. If you’re not interested in using asterisks, then how about taking advantage of the following options ...

For example, this graph shows the inequality \(x \textless -1\). This can be seen as there is a dashed line at \(x = -1\), and the region where the \(x\) coordinates are less than -1 is shaded.