Applying color by dragging and dropping


    Dragging and dropping lets you paint objects without first selecting them. When you drag, the color is applied to either the object's fill or stroke, depending on whether the Fill box or Stroke box is currently selected. (For example, if you drag a red color to an unselected object when the stroke box in the toolbox is selected, the object's stroke is painted red.)

To apply a color by dragging and dropping:

  1. Select the Fill box or Stroke box.
  2. Drag a color from the Fill box or Stroke box in the toolbox, the Color palette, or the Gradient palette, or drag a swatch from the Swatches palette.
  3. Drop it on an object.
  4. Tip iconYou can also drag and drop colors from the Swatches palette to the Fill box or Stroke box in the toolbox, the Color palette, or the Gradient palette.