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zero for open shapes.
For the same reasons, text attributes make up a third attribute group. The text attribute group is only set
when you select text objects, or when you set the attributes manually while in the text tool.
Exempt attributes
Some attributes do not get set as current automatically even when 'Give new objects most recent
attributes' is on. This is because some attributes can cause problems if they become current.
For example if you applied a 10 pixel feather to a large object (to blur the edges) and then drew a new
10 pixel sized shape, that new shape would be invisible if the feather attribute was copied to it, due to the
amount of feathering!
Other attributes can adversely affect the way designs export, or significantly increase the time taken to
render the design and so should not be applied unnecessarily.
Examples of attributes which are copied automatically:

Fill colors, fill styles, line width, line color, line style, line join style, line endcap style, arrow
heads/tails, text font, text font size, text margins.
Examples of attributes which are not copied automatically:

Feather, transparency, shadow, bevel, 3D extrude.
Resetting current attributes
You can reset all current attribute groups instantly by pressing "Esc" when you have no objects selected.
If you have objects selected, pressing "Esc" clears the selection, so just press "Esc" again to reset the
current attributes back to their default values.
Shape Tool
The Shape Editor Tool
allows you to create detailed vector based shapes, and also to edit the
outline of any shape.
For preset shapes such as rectangles or ellipses, or if you want to edit the outline of your text character
shapes, you need to convert the object to an editable shape first. You can do this by selecting the "Ctrl +
1" key shortcut. You can then use the Shape Editor Tool to perform various advanced vector editing.
Refer to the reference section (Drawing Lines and Shapes, The Shape Editor tool
) on how to use this very powerful tool.
Straight Line and Arrow Tool
The Straight Line Tool
makes it easy to draw single segment straight lines and to add arrow
heads and tails to any lines.
Simply click and drag on the page to draw a straight line. You can click on any existing line to select it,
and once selected you can click-drag on either end to move the end of the line around.
Adding arrowheads and tails using the Straight Line tool
The infobar has two dropdown lists on the left which allow you to choose an arrow head or tail style for
each end of the selected line.
Arrow head
Arrow tail
Arrow head/tail size
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