Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Setting Live Paint Bucket Tool Options
With the Live Paint Bucket tool on the Tools panel, you can recolor fills and strokes in a
Live Paint Group. Before you start using the Live Paint Bucket tool, it's important to se-
lect the painting options that you want to use beforehand. You can quickly set Live Paint
Buckettooloptionsbydouble-clickingthetoolontheToolspanel.IntheLivePaintBuck-
et Options dialog box, you set options to paint fills and/or paint strokes in a Live Paint
Group. To make it easier to paint fills and strokes, you can also select the Cursor Swatch
Preview option to display a color strip above the Live Paint Bucket pointer with the cur-
rent or last color used along with two adjacent colors. In addition, you can specify a high-
light color to make it easier to identify fill and stroke areas.
Select Options for Paint Fills or Strokes with the Live Paint Bucket Tool
Double-click the
Live Paint Bucket
tool on the Tools panel.
Select the
Paint Fills
check box to paint fills with the Live Paint Bucket tool.
Select the
Paint Strokes
check box to paint strokes with the Live Paint Bucket
tool.
Click
OK
.
• If only
Paint Fills
or
Paint Strokes
is selected, you can Shift-click with the
Live Paint Bucket tool to switch between painting fills and applying stroke
colors and weight.
