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If you apply a variable width profile to a stroke, it is indicated with an
asterisk (*) in the Appearance panel.
—From Illustrator Help
Outlining strokes
Paths, such as a line, can show a stroke color but not a fill color, by default. If you create a
line in Illustrator and you want to apply both a stroke and a fill, you can outline the stroke,
which converts the line into a closed shape (or compound path).
Next, you will outline the stroke of the curtain you just created.
Note
If the line initially has a color fill, a more complex group is created when
you choose Outline Stroke.
1.
With the line still selected, choose None ( ) from the Fill color in the Control panel
(if it is not already selected).
2.
Choose Object > Path > Outline Stroke. This creates a filled shape that is a closed
path.
3.
With the new shape selected, click the Fill color in the Control panel and change the
color to a light orange that shows “C=0 M=35 Y=85 K=0” in the tool tip. Click the
Stroke color, and make sure that the color is None ( ).
4.
Select the Selection tool ( ), and begin dragging the left edge of the curtain shape to the
left. As you drag, press the Shift key. When it snaps to the left edge of the white
window rectangle, release the mouse button and then release the key.
5.
Drag the right, middle bounding point of the curtain shape to the right to make the
