Brush Strokes let you change the appearance of lines. (For example, by using a patterned line.) The Line Gallery shows brush strokes in several sections:

image\BULLET.gif New brush strokes are custom brush strokes used in loaded documents plus a plain line (no brush).

image\BULLET.gif Other sections contain predefined brushes.

To change the brush stroke either:

image\BULLET.gif Drag-and-drop the required brush design onto the object. Hold down CTRL to apply the pattern to an object inside another object. See apply inside.

image\BULLET.gif Double click on the brush design to apply it to the selection.

image\BULLET.gif Click the required brush design to select it and click Apply to apply it to the selection.

image\BULLET.gif To remove a brush stroke (use a simple line) use Default stroke in New brush strokes.

Some brush designs are directional (like arrows along the line). Their direction depends on the direction of the line. If necessary you can reverse the line direction.

You can also change the appearance of the line using stroke shapes. See Changing the stroke shape of a line.

The brush stroke sections have a pop-up menu (right-click) with options of:

image\BULLET.gif Rename brush - lets you change the name displayed for the brush

image\BULLET.gif Copy brush graphic to clipboard - copies a single copy of the brush to the clipboard. You can then paste it into a document. This lets you create a new brush design with, for example, different colors.

image\BULLET.gif Delete (New brush strokes section only) - delete the brush.

Note that the pop-up menu does not appear if you click on Default stroke.

Note:

image\BULLET.gif Applying a brush removes any arrowhead/tail or dash pattern already applied to the line.

Changing the brush stroke design

Creating custom brush strokes