Changing fill colors, patterns, and effects

Setting a fill color, pattern, or effect is like setting a default: You start by making sure nothing is selected.

To set or change an object's fill color, pattern, or effect

1.	To change an object's existing fill color or pattern, select the object using the Pointer Tool (Figure 13.40). Figure 13.40. To change an object's pattern, first select it with the Pointer Tool.
2.	Now click on one of the Fill tools to select a color, pattern, or effect (Figure 13.41). Figure 13.41. Use the Fill Tool's pattern drop-down menu to select a new pattern. The arrow marks the new solid choice; the striped box by the bucket icon marks the previous pattern.
3.	When the tool's drop-down menu appears, drag your cursor to the choice you want and release the cursor. The fill is applied to the object (Figure 13.42). Figure 13.42. The object with its new solid pattern.

Tip

• If you want to start all over on the pattern, select the object and then click the transparent pattern, found in the upper-left corner of the pop-down choices.