To change the color of text or line-art objects


  1. Using the Select Objects or Select Similar Objects tool  , click the text or line-art objects of which you want to change the color.

    You may want to use the Select Similar Objects tool  to select all the text or line-art objects on the page which have the same color.

  2. Choose Window > Show Enfocus Inspector or click the Show Inspector button to display the Enfocus Inspector.
  3. Click the Fill and Stroke category and make sure Fill or Stroke are selected.

    The Enfocus Inspector displays the current color settings of the selected objects.

  4. To change the color of the selected text or line-art objects, click the Fill Color or Stroke Color category and do one of the following:
    • To change the color within the same color space (for example CMYK), move the slider of the respective color to the left or to the right or type a percentage in the text box.
  5. To change the color to another color space (Gray, RGB, CMYK, spot color), click the respective option in the fly-out menu, and, if necessary, move the sliders to the left or to the right or type the percentage in the text box.
    Note: Converting a color in the Enfocus Inspector is done using the color profiles defined in the Preferences. Converting a color based on specific color profiles can be done in the Color Convert window. See the PitStop Pro Reference Guide for more information

    • To change the color to a spot color, click Convert to Spot Color from the fly-out menu. In the Color Picker, select a color library and a spot color, and then click OK.
    • To use a color from the User Swatches, click Color Picker from the fly-out menu. Select a color from the user swatches and click OK.

    If necessary, you can now specify the fill and/or stroke attributes of the selected objects.

  6. Click the Fill/Stroke category.
  7. In the Stroke subcategory, specify the stroke attributes:
    • Specify the Stroke weight.
    • Select a Cap style and a Join style.

    Cap style

    Join style

    Icon

    Meaning

    Icon

    Meaning



    Butt cap



    Miter join



    Round cap



    Round join



    Projecting cap



    Bevel join


    • If you selected a miter join style , set the Miter Limit.
    • If you want to make the line dashed, click the Dashed Line button , and then specify the length of the dashes in the On boxes and the gaps between them in the Off boxes. If necessary, move the dashes by specifying a Phase.


     



     

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  8. If you have chosen to fill a polygon or loop, select Fill or EOfill.