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: - If a thumbnail isn't showing in the Appearance palette, choose Show Thumbnail from the palette menu.
- 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
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
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
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
in the palette.
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