Lesson 9. Using Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects

You can alter the look of an object without changing its structure using appearance attributes—fills, strokes, effects, transparency, blending modes, or any combination of these object properties. You can edit or remove appearance attributes at any time. You can also save them as styles and apply them to other objects. You can edit an object that has a style applied to it at any time, plus edit the style—an enormous time-saver.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to do the following:

  • Create an appearance attribute.

  • Reorder appearance attributes and apply them to layers.

  • Copy and remove appearance ...

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