Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 20

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 13
User Guide
2. Fill the shape with color.
Click the Fill box in the Control palette. (The Control palette is at the top of the work area, just beneath the menu
bar. If you don't see it, choose Window > Control Palette.) This tells Illustrator that you want to apply color inside
the shape rather than to its stroke (or outline). Then click any swatch to fill the shape with color.
If you don't like any of the default swatches, there are several other ways to select a color. Double-click the Fill box
in the toolbox to select a color using the Color Picker, or choose Window > Color to select a color using the Color
palette. Or choose Window > Swatch Libraries, and choose a swatch library from the submenu.
3. Change the shape's stroke weight.
In the Control palette, type a different value in the Stroke Weight box, and press Enter or Return to apply the change.
We increased the stroke weight to 3 points. Although we decided to stick with a black stroke, you can change the
stroke color by clicking the stroke box in the Control palette and selecting a different color.
4. Place a symbol instance.
If the Symbols palette isn't showing, choose Window > Symbols. The Symbols palette displays a variety of default
symbols; however, many additional symbols are available to you through symbol libraries. To open a symbol library,
click the triangle icon at the top right corner of the Symbols palette, and choose an option from the Open Symbol
Library submenu.
Once you locate the symbol you want to use, drag it from the palette into the document window. The placed symbol
is called a symbol instance. We used the Home symbol from the Web Icons symbol library.