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Envelope Distort
Start with text, and apply a Mesh Envelope Distort effect (left) . To edit the envelope itself, choose Object > Envelope Distort > Edit
Envelope (center) and manipulate the envelope's anchor points and control handles . To edit the artwork, choose Object > Envelope
Distort > Edit Contents, and select the contents (right)
Using the Appearance Panel
To easily determine and edit the fill, stroke, and Effects attributes of a selected object, use the
Appearance panel (Window > Appearance). All attributes are listed in the panel.
In previous version of Illustrator, it was necessary to open multiple panels to perform such
functions as changing fill color or stroke weight, you can now make those changes easily with
controls within the Appearance panel.
For example, to change the fill color of a selected object, select its Fill attribute in the
Appearance, then click the small color block indicating the Fill color. The color block changes to
a pull-down panel that allows you to choose from all available Swatches in the file. To change the
weight of a stroke, select the Stroke attribute in the Appearance panel. Choose a new weight from
the Stroke weight pull-down that appears in the Stroke row in the Appearance panel, or type a
value in the field. This approach gives you extensive control over the appearance of an object, all
in one panel.
You can also add new fills and strokes more easily, by using the Appearance panel menu options
Add New Fill and Add New Stroke, or by clicking the New Stroke or New Fill icons at the bottom
of the Appearance panel.
To modify an Effect, double-click its entry in the Appearance panel to display the dialog box for
the effect. To add a new Effect, click the Add New Effect icon at the bottom of the Appearance
panel to display a pull-down menu list of Effects.
Stroke and effect attributes can also be reordered in the Appearance panel by dragging entries
up and down in the list order. For example, the visual order of strokes can be changed so that
strokes fall in front of or behind the object's fill, and the order of strokes can be changed to
modify the appearance of the object.
Add New Stroke Add New Effect
Add New Fill Clear Appearance
Appearance Panel
At a glance, this panel lists effects applied to
an object . To modify an Effect, click its entry in the
Appearance panel, or click the hyperlink to open the
appropriate panel to modify the Effect . You can also
add new strokes, fills and Effects in the Appearance
panel .
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