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If a corner effect significantly changes the path by, for example, creating a bulge inward or
outward, it may affect how a frame interacts with its contents or with other parts of the
layout. Increasing the size of a corner effect may push an existing text wrap or frame inset
farther away from the frame.
Applying corner effects
You can't edit a corner effect, but you can change its appearance by changing the corner
radius or modifying the stroke.
If you applied corner effects but can't see them, make sure that the path uses corner
points and that a stroke color or gradient has been applied to it. Then increase the Size
option in the Corner Effects dialog box, or increase the stroke weight in the Stroke palette.
A B
A. Fancy corner effect with no stroke B. Same effect with 1-point stroke
C. Same effect with 4-point stroke
To apply a corner effect:
1 Using a selection tool, select a path.
2 Choose Object > Corner Effects.
3 Choose a corner effect in the Effect menu.
4 For Size, type a value to specify the radius by which the corner effect extends from each
corner point.
5 Select Preview if you want to see the results of the effect before applying it. Then
click OK.
Working with compound paths
You can combine several paths into a single object, called a compound path. Create a
compound path when you want to do any of the following:
Add transparent holes to a path.
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Preserve the transparent holes within some text characters, such as o and e, when you
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convert characters to editable letterforms using the Create Outlines command. Using
the Create Outlines command always results in the creation of compound paths.
Apply a gradient, or add contents that span multiple paths. Although you can also
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apply a gradient across multiple objects using the gradient tool, applying a gradient to
a compound path is often a better method because you can later edit the entire
gradient by selecting any of the subpaths. With the gradient tool, later editing requires
selecting all of the paths you originally selected.
About editing compound paths
Keep the following guidelines in mind as you edit compound paths:
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