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2 In the Ink Manager, select the spot color ink for which you want an alias.
3 Choose an option in the Ink Alias menu. The ink type icon and ink description change
accordingly.
Copying attributes between objects
Use the eyedropper tool to copy fill and stroke attributes, such as color, from any object in
an InDesign file, including an imported graphic. By default, the eyedropper tool loads all
available fill and stroke attributes of an object and sets the default fill and stroke attributes
of any new objects you draw. You can use the Eyedropper Options dialog box to change
the attributes the eyedropper tool copies. You can also use the eyedropper tool to copy
type and transparency attributes; see
on page 139 and "About transparency" on page
Note: If an attribute is not listed in the Eyedropper Options dialog box, it can't be copied
with the eyedropper tool. The only exception is the corner effect for strokes, which is copied
even though it isn't listed in the Eyedropper Options dialog box.
To copy fill and stroke attributes using the
eyedropper tool:
1 Select one or more objects that have the fill and stroke attributes you want to change.
2 Select the eyedropper tool .
3 Click any object that has the fill and stroke attributes you want to sample. A loaded
eyedropper appears
and stroke attributes of the object you clicked.
4 To change other objects to the same attributes, click the objects with the loaded
eyedropper. If an object is stroked and not filled, be sure to click the object's outline.
To pick up new attributes when the eyedropper tool is loaded:
1 Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while the eyedropper tool is loaded. The
eyedropper tool reverses direction, and appears empty
pick up new attributes.
2 Without releasing the Alt or Option key, click an object containing the attributes that
you want to copy, and then release the Alt or Option key so that you can drop the new
attributes on another object.
To change the fill and stroke attributes affected by the eyedropper tool:
1 In the toolbox, double-click the eyedropper tool.
2 Choose Fill and Stroke Settings in the menu at the top of the Eyedropper Options
dialog box.
3 Select the fill and stroke attributes you want to copy with the eyedropper tool, and then
click OK.
To copy or apply only the fill and stroke color of an object, hold down Shift as you click
an object with the eyedropper tool.
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"Copying type attributes with the eyedropper tool"
, and the selected objects are automatically updated with the fill
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Applying Color
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