User Guide

Working with Objects 135
To expand the stroke of a selected path using menu commands or Xtras:
1 Do one of the following:
• Select Modify > Alter Path > Expand Stroke.
• Select Windows > Toolbars > Xtra Operations to display the Xtra Operations toolbar if it’s not
already displayed, and click the Expand Stroke button.
• Select Xtras > Path Operations > Expand Stroke.
2 In the Expand Stroke dialog box, enter a value in the Width text box or adjust the width
using the slider.
3 Adjust the Cap, Join, and Miter Limit settings. For more information on these attributes, see
“Applying attributes to strokes” on page 166.
4 Click OK.
You can also expand the stroke of a path using live effects. For more information, see Chapter 7,
“Special Effects,” on page 193.
Insetting a path
Inset Path expands or contracts one or more closed paths by a specified amount and creates
additional paths that follow the original path’s outline. You can specify the number of additional
paths as well as their location and spacing.