Setting the Default Fill / Stroke Color

When new objects are created, a set of default Stroke and Fill colors are used. These colors are shown in the Stroke and Fill indicators in the lower-right corner of the Status bar.

Default Stroke and Fill

There are three sets of Stroke and Fill defaults:

• For the current document
• For new documents
• For the whole program

Each default has a specific level of permanence.

To set the default Stroke and Fill colors for the current document:

1. Click on an empty area of the document.
2. Drag the desired colors from a swatch table onto the default Stroke and default Fill color indicators on the Status bar.

   The Stroke and Fill indicators display the newly selected colors.

   These defaults only apply to the current document and will not be retained when the program is closed.

To set the default Fill color for new documents:

1. Click on an empty area of the document.
2. Open the Color Mixer (press M on the keyboard).
3. Select the desired color from the color bar.

   The Fill indicator displays the newly selected color.

   This default applies to every new document but will not be retained when the program is closed.

To set the default Stroke and Fill colors for when the program opens:

1. Click on an empty area of the document.
2. Open the Fill/Stroke Editor (press I on the keyboard).
3. From the Fill tab, select the desired fill color.
4. From the Stroke tab, select the desired stroke color.

   The Stroke and Fill indicators display the newly selected colors.

   These defaults are applied when you close and reopen the program.

To be used as defaults, Fill colors must be solid.