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- To see how Colors and Brushes works, set a color, line weight and brush for the Circle tool group, and create a circle.
- Select the circle, and click another color in the upper section of the palette.
The color of the circle updates.
- Change the brush pattern the same way - first select the circle, then click a different pattern from the lower section of the palette.
- To easily change the brush color, select the circle and right-click on the color you want for the brush.
The brush pattern (not fill color) updates to the new color.
Note: The above changes only affect the selected circle. If you create a new circle, or use any other tool in the Circle/Ellipse group, the properties you originally set will be used. You can change the default properties simply by activating a tool and setting new properties. - Activate Rectangle (or any other tool in the Line group), and set a new pen color, brush, and brush and fill colors.
- Create a rectangle that overlaps the circle.
Any tool you use in this group will have these properties. - Select the rectangle and lower the Brush Transparency.
You can now see through the rectangle.
Note: The rectangle is in front of the circle because it was created after the circle. For details on stacking, see Stacking Objects.