Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One

14. Modify the fi ll and stroke attributes. Although you may not

know it to look at it, the text comprises three strokes and six

fi lls. In this step, we’re going to change all but one of each.

While it sounds like a lot of work, it’s hardly unusual when

customizing complex styles. If along the way, it seems like so

much busy work, perish the thought. Each adjustment makes

a meaningful (if subtle) contribution to the overall effect. Here

are the steps, all of which I document visually in Figure 10-21:

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Shift your attention to the Appearance panel. Double-check

that the type is selected so you don’t waste any time.

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Click to the right of the second Stroke item to select it.

(Clicking the word Stroke brings up a pop-up panel of

stroke settings, which is not what we want.) Then click its

color swatch and select the purple called Plum from the list

of swatches. Finally, press Enter or Return.

• In the same manner, change the third stroke to the deep

green labeled Forest. (That is, click to the right of the third

Stroke, click its color swatch to bring up a list of swatches,

select Forest, and press Enter or Return.)

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Click the icon in front of the second Fill item to turn it off.

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Click the third Fill item. (When editing a fi ll, you don’t have

to click to the right of it.) Click its color swatch, select the

light green called Lime, and press Enter or Return.

Figure 10-21 .

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