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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To edit character or paragraph styles
You can change the definition of the default character and paragraph styles, as well as any new styles you create.
When you change the definition of a style, all of the text formatted with that style changes to match the new style
definition.
1
In the Character Styles palette or the Paragraph Styles palette, do one of the following:
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Select the style in the palette, and choose Character Style Options from the Character Styles palette menu or
Paragraph Style Options from the Paragraph Styles palette menu.
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Double-click the style name.
Note:
Double-clicking applies the style to any selected text or, if no text is selected, sets the style for any new text you type.
If you don’t want to apply the style, hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (Mac OS) when you double-
click the style name.
2
On the left side of the dialog box, select a category of formatting options and set the options you want. You can
switch to a different group of formatting options by selecting a different category.
If you need more information about any of the formatting options, search for the option name in Help.
3
When you finish setting options, click OK.
To remove style overrides
A plus sign next to the style name in the Character Styles palette or the Paragraph Styles palette indicates that there
are overrides to the style. An override is any formatting that doesn’t match the attributes defined by the style. There
are several ways to remove style overrides:
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To clear overrides and return text to the appearance defined by the style, reapply the same style or choose Clear
Overrides from the palette menu.
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To clear overrides when applying a different style, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the style name.
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To redefine the style and maintain the current appearance of the text, select at least one character of the text and
choose the Redefine Style command from the palette menu.
If you use styles to maintain consistent formatting, you should probably avoid overrides. If you’re formatting quick,
one-time-only text, these overrides pose no problem.
To delete character or paragraph styles
When you delete styles, the appearance of paragraphs tagged with the style doesn’t change, but their formatting is no
longer associated with a style.
1
Select the style name or names in the Character Styles palette or the Paragraph Styles palette.
2
Do one of the following:
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Choose Delete Character Style or Delete Paragraph Style from the palette menu.
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Click the Delete icon
at the bottom of the palette.
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Drag the style to the Delete icon at the bottom of the palette.
To delete all unused styles, choose Select All Unused from the palette menu, and then click the Delete icon.