Using the Appearance paletteWhen you select an object, the Appearance palette displays the attributes associated with that object. Fills and strokes are listed in stacking order; top to bottom in the palette correlates to front to back in the artwork. Effects are listed from top to bottom in the order in which they are applied to the artwork. You can change the stacking order of attributes and edit the properties of any attribute. For general information on using palettes, see Using palettes. When you select a single object, the Appearance palette displays the attributes associated with that object; when you select some types of containers, such as a layer or group, the Appearance palette displays a Contents item which you can double-click to reveal the contained items; when you select a text object, the palette displays a Characters item which you can double-click to list the character attributes. ![]() Appearance palette listing attributes of a grouped object A. Object with stroke, fill, and drop shadow effect B. Layer with transparency C. Group with effect D. Stroke with roughen effect E. New Art (Maintains/Has Basic) Appearance button F. Clear Appearance button G. Reduce to Basic Appearance button H. Duplicate Selected Item button Displaying the Appearance palette Choose Window > Appearance. Using the Appearance palette menu Click the triangle Showing and hiding thumbnails Choose Show Thumbnail or Hide Thumbnail from the Appearance palette menu. Displaying attributes in the Appearance palette Select an object or container. The attributes of the selected item appear in the Appearance palette. If the item is a container (such as a layer or group), double-click the word Contents in the Appearance palette to list the artwork in the container. Click the name of the container to redisplay its attributes. Expanding and collapsing fills and strokes Click the triangle |