Applying color using the toolbox


    Use the Fill and Stroke boxes in the toolbox to select an object's fill and stroke, to swap the fill color with the stroke color, and to return the fill and stroke to their default colors.

    Tip iconTo switch between fill and stroke as the active selection, press "x" on the keyboard. To swap the fill and stroke colors of a selected object, press Shift+x.

    Below the Fill and Stroke boxes are the Color, Gradient, and None buttons. Use these buttons to change the selected fill or stroke to a color, to change a fill to a gradient, or to remove the fill or stroke from the selected object.

To change fill or stroke attributes using the toolbox:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To change an object's fill or stroke, select the object.
    • To change the current fill or stroke without applying it to any object, make sure nothing is selected. The fill and stroke will then be applied to objects you create.
  2. Click one of the following buttons in the toolbox:
    • Click the Swap Fill and Stroke button Swap Fill and Stroke button or press Shift+x to swap colors between the fill and the stroke.
    • Click the Default Fill and Stroke button Default Fill and Stroke button to return to the default color settings (white fill and black stroke).
    • Click the Color button Color button to change the currently selected stroke or fill to the last-selected solid color in the Color palette.
    • Click the Gradient button Gradient button to change the currently selected fill to the last-selected gradient in the Gradient palette.
    • Click the None button None button to remove the object's fill or stroke.
    • Double-click the Fill or Stroke button to choose a color with the Color Picker. (See Using the Color Picker.)

    Tip iconUse keyboard shortcuts to switch to Color, Gradient, or None: Press < to change the selection to a color; > to change the selection to a gradient; and / to change to None.