User Guide

Chapter 7252

Applying styles

You can apply a style to a selection by using the Styles panel to select or drag and

drop a style, or by copying and pasting.

You can set preferences to control how new styles are deﬁned and whether new

graphic styles apply immediately to selected objects.

To apply a style, do one of the following:

• Select the object to which you will apply the style. In the Styles panel, click the

style you want to apply.

• Drag a style from the Styles panel to the object.

To copy and paste style attributes:

1 Select the object whose attributes you want to copy, and choose

Edit > Copy Attributes.

2 Select the object onto which you’ll paste the attributes, and choose

Edit > Paste Attributes.

Dragging and dropping a graphic style to apply it to an object

To set how graphic styles are defined and applied to selections:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Object.

2 Do one of the following to apply new graphic styles:

• Select Auto-apply to Selection to apply the object style immediately to

selected objects.

• Select Deﬁne Style Based on Selection to have selected objects deﬁne

the style you create.

3 Click OK.