Setting the appearance attributes of new artwork


    You can specify whether you want new objects to inherit appearance attributes or have only basic attributes.

To specify how appearance attributes are applied to new objects:

    Do one of the following:

    • To apply only a single fill and stroke to new objects, click the New Art Maintains Appearance button New Art Maintains Appearance button in the Appearance palette to change it to the New Art Has Basic Appearance button New Art Has Basic Appearance button , or choose New Art Has Basic Appearance from the palette menu.
    • To apply all of the current appearance attributes to new objects, click the New Art Has Basic Appearance button New Art Has Basic Appearance button in the Appearance palette to change it to New Art Maintains Appearance button New Art Maintains Appearance button , or deselect New Art Has Basic Appearance from the palette menu.