Quick links to procedures on this page:
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There are a number of tasks that are common to all types of fills. You can choose a default fill color so that every object that you add to a drawing has the same fill. You can also remove a fill, copy it to another object, or use it to fill an area surrounded by an open curve.
| To choose a default fill color | |
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Click a blank area on the drawing page to deselect all objects.
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Click any rectangle or circle tool.
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On the property bar, click the Fill button
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In the Uniform fill dialog box, specify any fill settings.
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You can also change the default fill color by editing the default style sets in the
Object styles docker. For more information, see Managing default object
properties.
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| To remove a fill | |
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Select an object.
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Click Edit  Property manager.
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In the Property manager docker, click the No fill button
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You cannot remove mesh fills by following this procedure. To remove a mesh
fill from an object, select the object by using the Mesh fill tool
 , and click
the Clear mesh button
 on the property bar.
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| To copy a fill to another object | |
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Using the Pick tool
 , select the object from which you want to copy the fill.
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With the right mouse button, drag the object over the destination object to which
you want to apply the fill.
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A blue outline of the first object follows the pointer to the destination object. |
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When the pointer changes to a crosshair pointer
 , release the mouse button, and
choose Copy fill here from the context menu.
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You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool
 to copy a fill. For more
information, see To copy object properties from one object to another.
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You can also sample the color of an existing object and apply the sampled color
to another object as a uniform fill. For more information, see To sample a color.
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| To show fills in open curves | |
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Click Tools Options.
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In the list of categories, double-click Document, and click General.
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Enable the Fill open curves check box.
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