Operation Manual

Line and Filling toolbar
Tools on the Line and Filling toolbar (Figure 71) provide a wide number of default fillings readily
available to quickly format graphic objects. If this toolbar is not showing, go to View > Toolbars >
Line and Filling on the main menu bar. To format the area of an object:
1) Select an object so that the selection handles are displayed.
2) Click on the left Area Style/Filling drop-down list and select the type of fill
required (None, Color, Gradient, Hatching, or Bitmap) (Figure 82).
3) Click on the right Area Style/Filling drop-down list and select one
of the available options for the selected type of area fill as shown in Figure 83, Figure 84,
Figure 85 and Figure 86. For more information on area fills, see “Area dialog” on Page 78.
4) Deselect the object to save your changes to the object.
Figure 82: Area fill types
Figure 83: Color area fill
Figure 84: Gradient area fill
Figure 85: Hatching area fill
Figure 86: Bitmap image area fill
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