You can apply pen, parallel, and neon strokes to text. You can also apply dashes to text that has a pen or neon stroke. Note: The appearance of a parallel stroke applied to text might not appear as you expect, especially on characters with hollow centers (such as “O” and “P”) and characters with tight corners or paths that meet or cross (including “G” and “X”). Removing a neon or parallel stroke from text (by choosing “no stroke” on the Neon or Parallel tab) does not remove the stroke entirely. Instead, the stroke reverts to a 1-point pen stroke. Using preset strokes The Strokes palette contains preset strokes and properties that you can apply to objects and to the current stroke. Using presets can help you save time and ensure graphic consistency. Presets for pens, parallel lines, neon strokes, arrows, and dashes are displayed in scrolling lists on the associated tabs in the Strokes pal- ette. You can use the Strokes icon in the Toolbox to apply preset strokes. You can also create custom strokes, arrows, or dashes and add them to the presets on the appropriate palette tab so you can use them again. For information about creating and storing strokes, see “Cus- tomizing strokes” on page 19.341. To apply preset strokes to objects Use the following general procedure to apply a preset stroke to one or more objects. 1 Select the objects for which you want to change strokes. 2 Press the Strokes icon in the Toolbox to open the Strokes pal- ette. You can use the palette when it’s attached to the Toolbox, or Calligraphic pen stroke Neon stroke Tip You can drag a stroke from the Strokes palette to an object to apply the stroke without first selecting the object.
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