Outline

Outline (or Stroke)

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Target Graphic(s)

Color Well

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Palette Aids

Graphics have an outline or "Stroke". The parameters that control the drawing of the Outline are found on the Styles Panel. To show this panel select "Color and Style" from the Tools Menu which is on the Main Menu.

In order to change the Outline of a graphic(s) it must be the selected graphic in the top window of EazyDraw. If no graphic is selected the fill on the panel represents the fill that will be used when creating new graphics. Follow the Target Graphic(s) link for more information on this topic.

A graphic doesn't need to have a Outline component. If no outline is drawn the graphic will consist only of its Fill with no border, or specific outline.

The Outline check box, shown circled, determines if an outline is drawn for a graphic. If the check box is checked the color shown in the Color Well (the square box to the left of the check box) is used to draw the Outline (or Stroke) of the graphic. The Outline will be drawn using the values of the "Stroke" parameters.

You may change the outline color by clicking the Color Well. The Color Well is disabled unless the Outline check box is checked, when disabled clicking the Color Well does not work.

If a graphic has Outline, it is drawn using the "Stroke" parameters Width , Join , and Cap . These parameters are also on the Styles Panel.

In the example to the right the square is drawn with no outline. The other graphics have been drawn with wide colored outlines and no Fill.