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7. With the rectangle still selected, click the Swap Fill and Stroke button
in the Tools panel.
This button makes it easy to reverse the fill and stroke colors of an object; the stroke
weight remains unaffected when you swap the colors.

Click the Swap Fill and
Stroke button to reverse
the color attributes of
the selected object.

8. Using the Selection tool, click the second rectangle on the artboard.
The Fill and Stroke icons change to reflect the colors of the selected objects.

9. Click the Fill color swatch in the Control panel. Choose the gold swatch
in the second row to change the fill color for the selected object.
When an object is selected with the Selection tool, the Control panel provides quick
access to the stroke and fill attributes of the selected object.
Clicking the Fill color swatch opens an attached Swatches panel so you can change the
fill for the selected object without opening the separate Swatches panel.

Click this color swatch to
change the fill color of
the selected object.
Click this color swatch to
change the stroke color of
the selected object.

10. In the Control panel, change the Stroke Weight value to 3 pt.
Again, the Control panel options allow you to change the attribute value without
opening the Stroke panel. The Control panel can be a significant time-saver for common
operations such as changing stroke and fill attributes.

Use the menu or type
a value in the attached Note:
field to change the
stroke weight of the When you use the
selected object. Control panel options,
you don’t need to worry
about which icon is
active in the Tools panel.
11. Using the Selection tool, click the third rectangle on the artboard.
Again, the Fill and Stroke icons in the Tools panel change to reflect the colors of the
selected object.

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