Using Basic Stroke Attributes; To Edit The List Of Preset Stroke Widths - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To edit the list of preset stroke widths:

Display object preferences by doing one of the following:
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In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Object tab.
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On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Object category.
In the Default Line Weights text box, enter the values in points. Separate values with a space.
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Click OK.
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Relaunch FreeHand for the changes to take effect.
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Using basic stroke attributes

Paths that use Basic stroke attributes are simple lines. You can change the stroke width and color.
You can change how a basic stroke is terminated, or capped, and how it joins other strokes.
You can also apply attributes to basic strokes to make them dashed or to give them arrowheads.
You can edit the preset dashes and arrowheads, and you can create new ones.
To apply a basic stroke attribute to a selected stroke in the Object panel:
In the Object panel, select Basic from the stroke type pop-up menu.
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To choose a color for the stroke, do one of the following:
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Select a color from the stroke color pop-up menu in the Tools panel.
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Drag a color swatch to the stroke color in the Properties list.
Specify a stroke width by doing one of the following:
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Select one of the preset values from the width pop-up menu. Preset values appear in points.
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Type a value from 0 to 288 (Windows) or 0 to 16,164 (Macintosh) points in the width text
box, and press Enter.
Select a Cap option to set the style for a path end: Butt, which is flush with the path's end,
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Round, or Square, which extends beyond the path by half the stroke width.
Butt, Round, and Square caps
Select a Join option to define how two path segments meet: Miter, Round, or Beveled. To
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change the corners in an open or closed path, select a path and select another join option.
Miter, Round, and Beveled join
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