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Modifying and removing appearance attributes


    The Appearance palette makes it easy to modify appearance attributes. You can edit effects, copy attributes to items, duplicate attributes, and remove attributes.

    Note: Changing the attributes of an item that has a style applied to it breaks the link between the item and the style. (See Unlinking styles.)

To display the dialog box for an effect:

    Double-click an effect name in the Appearance palette.

To copy attributes to an object:

  1. If a thumbnail isn't showing in the Appearance palette, choose Show Thumbnail from the palette menu.
  2. Drag the thumbnail onto an object on the artboard. The object does not have to be selected first.

To duplicate an appearance attribute:

    Select an attribute in the Appearance palette, and do one of the following:

    • Click the Duplicate Selected Item button  the New Symbol button in the palette, or choose Duplicate Item from the palette menu.
    • Drag the appearance attribute onto the Duplicate Selected Item button in the palette.
    • If the attribute is a fill or stroke, choose Add New Fill or Add New Stroke from the Appearance palette menu.

To remove appearance attributes:

    Do one of the following:

    • Select an attribute, and choose Remove Item from the palette menu.
    • Select an attribute, and click the Trash button  the Delete Symbol button in the palette.
    • Drag an attribute to the Trash button.
    • To remove all appearance attributes, including any fill or stroke, choose Clear Appearance from the palette menu or click the Clear Appearance button  the Clear Appearance button in the palette.
    • To remove all appearance attributes except a single fill and stroke, choose Reduce to Basic Appearance from the palette menu or click the Reduce to Basic Appearance button  the Reduce to Basic Appearance button in the palette.