Formatting a symbol is quick and easy when you use the formatting tools on the toolbar. Just click the symbol, and then click a tool to change attributes, such as color, pattern, line thickness, and so on. You can select multiple symbols to format simultaneously by holding down the SHIFT key while you click each symbol or by dragging a selection net around the symbols you want to format.
To format symbol:
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Click the symbol. |
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2. Click any of the formatting buttons, such as the Pattern
Color button |
Note: Please see the picture below for understand how fill-pattern work.
To show more formatting options, right-click the symbol, and then on the shortcut menu, click Properties.
You can also use the Match
Properties tool to copy all the formatting attributes
— text, fill, and line attributes — of one symbol to another. Click the
symbol whose formatting you want to copy, click the Match
Properties tool, and then click the symbol you want to format.
Note: You can duplicate a symbol after you've formatted it. Click the symbol, and on the Edit menu, click Copy, and then on the Edit menu, click Paste. Or, to quickly copy a symbol to a specific location, hold down the CTRL key while you drag the symbol. Make sure you release the mouse button before you release the CTRL key, or the shape will move instead of being copied.