Inks palette
The Inks palette contains the color inks and other effects that can be
applied to an object. View the Inks palette by pressing either the pen
ink or fill ink icon in the Toolbox. The palette remains open if it is
dragged away and placed in your document window. To begin this
example, click on the Color tab when the palette is open.
To apply inks
1
Using the techniques you learned earlier, draw a rectangle.
2
With the rectangle still selected, open the Inks palette.
3
When the Inks palette opens, click a tile on any of the tabs and
release the mouse to apply the ink you selected to the rectangle.
To apply inks when the Inks palette is floating
1
Open the Inks palette and drag the palette away from the Tool-
box to float it.
2
Select the rectangle.
3
Click a tile on a tab of the Inks palette to apply an ink to the
rectangle.
4
Click a blank area of the document to deselect the rectangle.
Strokes
Strokes are outline effects on vector objects; i.e., they affect what the
border of the shape looks like. There are various types of stroke
effects, all of which may be modified via the Strokes palette.
Tip
You can also open the Inks pal-
ette by choosing Window >
Palettes > Inks.
Tip
You can also apply ink to an
object that is not selected.
Drag a tile onto the deselected
object and release the mouse
button.