Art stroke edges add an artistic outline around an objectA part of a picture, including shapes, text boxes, lines, or animations, that can be edited individually. or pictureGeneral term that includes photos, graphics, clip art, and objects. Any photo or project in this product.. You can change the edge width, color, transparencyAn effect that enables the background to show through a picture or object., and texture.
To apply an art stroke edge:
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Select the picture or object to which you want to apply the edge effect.
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On the Effects menu, point to Edges, and then click Art Stroke Edges.
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Under Click a brush stroke, click an art stroke edge.
- Select an edge color.
Click a box in the color panel.
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To choose a custom color, do the following:
- Click More color choices.
- To change the color hue, move the yellow circle around the outside of the color wheel.
- To change the color saturation, move the blue circle around the inside of the color wheel.
- To change the color brightness, move the blue circle toward or away from the center of the circle.
- Click Done.
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To increase the edge width, drag the Stroke width slider to the right.
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To increase the edge transparency, drag the Transparency slider to the right.
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Choose whether to put the edge behind or in front of the selected object.
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Click Done.
Tips
- If you apply an edge to a picture that fills your canvas, you must resize the picture to ensure that the edge prints correctly.
- To select multiple objects, press CTRL, and then select the objects you want.
