To choose a hatch pattern

1. Select an object.

2. Click the Format Tool in the toolbox.

3. Click the Hatch Interior Fill button in the ribbon, or the Hatch Line Fill button . The Object Format dialog box opens with the hatch options displayed.

4. To change the foreground color, click Foreground, point to a color in the palette, and click the left mouse button.

5. To change the background color, click Background, point to a color in the palette, and click the left mouse button.

6. Click Apply. The object redraws with the new hatch pattern and colors.

As a shortcut, double-click a hatch pattern instead of choosing the pattern and then clicking Apply. You can quickly change the foreground and background colors for a hatch fill in a selected object without using the Object Format dialog box: select an object with a hatch fill, click one color in the palette in the color palette to set the foreground color, and then press and hold SHIFT and click another color in the palette to set the background color. The background color is opaque by default. You can make the background color transparent by clicking the Background button in the Object Format dialog box and selecting the No color button in the palette.