<a name="999588"> </a>Squeeze controls the shape of the brush dab. Squeezing a brush changes it from round to elliptical. You use Squeeze controls with Circular and Captured dab types.
<a name="1004096"> </a><i>Examples of Squeeze used to create a Calligraphy effect with a Pen brush.
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<a name="1017022"> </a>To set brush shape
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1017030"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Angle.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1017025"> </a>Move the Squeeze slider to the left to make a dab more elliptical. Move it to the right to make a dab rounder.</li>
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<a name="999627"> </a>Angle
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<a name="1017041"> </a>The Angle slider controls the angle of an elliptical brush dab and the length of the ellipse. You use Angle controls with Circular and Captured dab types.
<a name="1004125"> </a><i>The Angle slider controls the angle of an elliptical brush dab-it is significant only for dabs with Squeeze below 100%. Top=90░, bottom=45░<span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">.</span>
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<a name="1017054"> </a>To set elliptical brush dab angle
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1017062"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing. </li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1017057"> </a>Move the Angle slider right to rotate the dab clockwise. Move the slider to the left to rotate the brush counterclockwise.</li>
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<a name="999651"> </a>Angle Range
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<a name="999653"> </a>For dab-based brushes, the Ang Range slider lets you specify a range of dab angles that may appear in a brush stroke.
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<a name="999662"> </a>To take advantage of this feature, you must set up the brush to base the angle on some factor, like stroke direction or bearing. You'll do this with the Expression settings on the Stroke Designer page.
<a name="1017077"> </a><i> The Angle Range slider controls the range of dab angles that can appear in a brush stroke. Top=0<span style="color: #000000; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">░</span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">,</span> bottom=180░.
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<a name="1017105"> </a>To set brush dab angle range
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1017113"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Angle.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1017108"> </a>Move the Ang Rng slider right to increase the range of angles that can appear in a dab. Move the slider to the left to reduce the range of angles that can appear in a stroke.</li>
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<a name="999667"> </a>Setting this slider to 360░ means you can get every angle between 0░ and 360░ in your stroke.
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<a name="999668"> </a>Angle Step
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<a name="999670"> </a>For dab-based brushes, the Ang Step slider controls the increment of change for brushes with an Ang Range greater than 0░. For example, setting the Ang Step to 5░ means you get a brush dab every 5░ within the current angle range setting.