Click a predefined shape or a shape you have drawn with the Pen tool or the Pencil tool. The editing panel will change to show you the options you can use to change the appearance of the shape.
Click the Fill pull-down menu to choose how the shape should be filled. You can fill a shape with a solid color, a gradient, or a file or pattern. See the Gradients and Fill with File or Pattern topics for more information about these options.
To turn the stroke on or off, click the Stroke check box.
To change the color of the stroke, click the Color box. Choose a color from the palette, or click a color and drag over the canvas to select a color from the drawing. You may also double-click the color box to see a color dialog.
To change the width of the stroke, use the Width slider. Move the slider to the right to make the stroke thicker; move it to the left to make the stroke thinner.
See the Stroke topic for more information about editing the stroke.
Click the Shadow button to apply a shadow to the shape. Click the Edit button to see more shadow options.
Use the Opacity slider to change the opacity of the shape. Move the slider to the right to make the object more opaque; move the slider to the left to make the object more transparent.
Use the Transform checkbox to show or hide the transform handles. The Transform handles allow you to scale, rotate, and skew shapes.
Use the Shape Controls checkbox to show or hide the node points for shapes.
Use the Fill Controls check box to show or hide the controls for gradients, files, and patterns.
You can also group shapes with other objects, align shapes with other objects, and more. Right-click a shape to see a contextual menu containing more options.