User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
Customizing strokes
You can customize strokes in the Attributes palette:
Display the strokes settings of selected objects.
Create custom pen, parallel, calligraphic, and neon strokes.
Create custom arrowheads and dash sequences.
Apply custom settings to objects or the current stroke.
Store custom strokes as presets in the palette.
Using the Attributes palette
To open the Attributes palette:
1. Do one of the following:
Click the Stroke icon in the Toolbox to open the Presets palette, then click the Edit button.
Choose Window | Palettes | Attributes.
2. Select the stroke type or stroke attribute that you want to define.
To use a preset stroke as the basis for a custom setting:
1. In the Presets palette, select a stroke, then click the Edit button.
2. Select an object in your document.
3. In the Attributes palette, adjust the stroke settings.
4. If you want to save the custom settings as a preset, click the Add Preset button.
To add custom settings:
1. In the Attributes palette, specify the custom settings.
2. Click the Add Preset button.
The new stroke or stroke attribute is added to the appropriate stroke type or tab in the
Presets palette.
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