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