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Applying color


    When you create an object or when you want to change the paint attributes of an existing object in Illustrator, you use a combination of the Fill and Stroke boxes in the toolbox, the Color palette, the Gradient palette, and the Swatches palette.

To apply colors to artwork:

  1. Select an object's fill or stroke using one of the following:
    • Select the object and then click the Fill or Stroke box in the toolbox. (See Applying color using the toolbox.)
    • Click the Color button in the toolbox, or choose Window > Color. (For information about the toolbox, see Applying color using the toolbox.) Select the object, and click the Fill or Stroke box in the Color palette.
  2. Apply a color to the selected fill or stroke, or a gradient to a fill, using one of the following:
    • In the Color palette, mix a color using the Grayscale, RGB, Web Safe RGB, HSB, or CMYK sliders, or select a color from the color bar. (See Using the Color palette.)

    TipHold down the Shift key, and click on the color bar to cycle through the Grayscale, RGB, Web Safe RGB, HSB, or CMYK sliders.