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Graphic Styles panel overview



You use the Graphic Styles panel (Window > Graphic Styles) to create, name, and apply sets of appearance attributes. The panel lists a default set of graphic styles when you create a document. Graphic styles that are saved with the active document appear in the panel when that document is open and active.

If a style doesn’t have a fill and stroke (for example, an effect-only style) the thumbnail appears in the shape of the object with a black outline and white fill. In addition, a little red slash appears, indicating the absence of a fill or stroke.

If you’ve created a style for type, choose Use Text For Preview from the Graphics Styles panel menu to see a thumbnail of the style applied to a letter rather than a square.

To see any style more clearly, or to preview the style on a selected object, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) the style’s thumbnail in the Graphic Styles panel and view the large pop-up thumbnail that appears.

For a video on using the Appearance panel and the Graphics Styles panel, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4022_ai .

Right-click style thumbnail to view large pop-up thumbnail. Selected style is an effect-only style.

Change how graphic styles are listed in the panel

 Do any of the following:

  • Select a view size option from the panel menu. Select Thumbnail View to display thumbnails. Select Small List View to display a list of named styles with a small thumbnail. Select Large List View to display a list of named styles along with a large thumbnail.

  • Select Use Square For Preview from the panel menu to view the style on a square or the shape of the object on which it was created.

  • Drag the graphic style to a different position. When a black line appears in the desired position, release the mouse button.

  • Select Sort By Name from the panel menu to list the graphic styles in alphabetic order.

  • Select Use Text For Preview from the panel menu to view the style on the letter T. This view provides a more accurate visual description for styles applied to text.

    Graphic style for type using text for the preview