Operation Manual

132 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
Copying, converting, and removing outlines
CorelDRAW lets you copy outline properties to other objects.
You can also convert an outline to an object, and you can remove an outline. Converting an outline to an object creates an unfilled closed
object with the outline’s shape. You can apply fills and special effects to the new object.
To copy outline properties to another object
1
Using the Pick tool , select the object that has the outline you want to copy.
2 With the right mouse button, drag the source object over the target object, to which you want to apply the outline.
A blue outline of the original object follows the pointer to the new object.
3
When the pointer changes to a crosshair pointer , release the mouse button, and choose Copy outline here from the context menu.
You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy outline properties. For more information, see “To copy fill, outline, or
text properties from one object to another” on page 218.
You can also sample the color of an existing object and apply the sampled color to the outline of another object. For more
information, see “To sample a color” on page 289.
To convert an outline to an object
1 Select an object.
2
Click Object Convert outline to object.
The outline becomes an unfilled closed object independent of the original object’s fill. If you want to apply a fill to the new object, the fill
is applied to the area, which was the original object’s outline.
A star with an outline applied (left); the outline has been converted to an object
independent of the original fill (center); a fountain fill was applied to the new closed object.
You can also convert an outline to an object by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Q.