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  Change stoke or fill simultaneously

  Posted by Andy Baumgartner on September 14, 2016 at 10:56 pm

  Hi, does anyone know of a way to change the stroke and fill simultaneously, depending on whether a stroke or fill exists?

  For example, I have a graphic with a type label, and an arrow coming out. The type has a fill, the arrow has a stroke. I would like to change the color of both simultaneously, without adding a stroke or fill where one did not exists before.

  I am aware I could expand, outline, etc. but I need to be able to retain the elements edit-ability.

  Thanks!

  -Andy

  Kalleheikki Kannisto replied 9 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Vincent Rosati

  September 14, 2016 at 11:13 pm

  I can’t think of a solution that meets that exact requirement, to do two appearances in one command.
  Though a Graphic Style can apply a fill, stroke, and other effects in one operation, but it sounds like you would need 2 Graphic Styles.
  Create an object with the desired attributes, then drag it into the Graphic Styles palette, and name it.

  Are you familiar with the Select > Same… commands? They might be useful.

  • Select same fill color
  • Select same stroke color
  • Select same stroke weight
  • etc..

  Then possibly follow by using one of your custom Graphic Styles.

  Vince

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  Kalleheikki Kannisto

  September 15, 2016 at 6:31 am

  If you make the color a custom color, you can change it in the color palette.

  Kalleheikki Kannisto
  Senior Graphic Designer

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