you can drag the palette away from the Toolbox to keep it open while you work. You can dock the palette on the Docking bar. 3 Depending on the type of stroke you want, choose the Pen, Par- allel, or Neon tab. 4 Choose a stroke in the preset strokes list. If necessary, use the scroll bar or window resize button to view additional strokes. Can- vas applies the stroke you choose to selected objects. To make a preset stroke the current stroke You can choose a preset stroke as the current stroke to apply to new objects you create. 1 Deselect all objects in the current document. To deselect all objects, press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) a few times, or until no bounding boxes are visible. 2 Press the Strokes icon in the Toolbox and choose the Pen, Par- allel, or Neon tab, depending on the type of stroke you want. 3 Choose a stroke in the preset strokes list. Use the scroll bar to view additional strokes. The Strokes icon in the Toolbox shows the current stroke. Using standard pen strokes The most common type of stroke is a standard pen stroke, a solid line of uniform width (unless you select the Calligraphic option). This type of stroke is used for many situations, such as technical illustra- tions, flowcharts, callout lines, arrows, and dashes. Preset strokes Use the scroll bars or resize the dialog box to view more presets Floating Strokes palette The palette appears slightly dif- ferent when attached to the Toolbox; the title bar and the items below the scroll list are not displayed. Current stroke Pop-up menu
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