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16. Using the Selection tool, click away from the selected shapes to deselect all
objects.

17. Using the Selection tool, click the right empty graphics frame to select it.
Because the frames are grouped, clicking once selects the entire group containing the
frame you clicked.

18. In the Control panel, change the Stroke Weight field to 3 pt.

19. Click the arrow button to the right of the Stroke swatch to open the
attached Swatches panel. Choose Paper from the pop-up panel.

Because the active selection is a group, the new stroke weight and color apply to every
object in the group.
Note:
There is a difference between no fill and 0% of a color. The “None” color option
essentially removes color from that attribute; underlying objects will be visible in areas Paper is basically white
where None is applied. but more accurately
named because the
Using 0% of a color — or using the Paper color — effectively creates a solid “white”
fill. (In printing, solid white areas knock out or hide underlying shapes.) paper for a specific job
might not be white.

Fill color
Stroke color

The stroke of each object
in the group is affected.
You can also use the Properties panel to change an object’s stroke and fill attributes.
Clicking the fill or stroke swatch opens a pop-up panel where you can define the color
of the related attribute. The pop-up panel defaults to show saved swatches; you can
click the Color button at the top to show the same options as you see in the stand-alone
Color panel or click the Gradient button to show options from the Gradient panel.

Swatches Color Gradient

Click the icons to open
the pop-up panels.

20. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.

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