Graphics Programs Reference
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To help save time blurring the rest of the characters, he created a graphic
style that he could reuse. With the type object still selected, he opened the
Graphic Style panel and clicked the New Graphic Style icon to save the
appearance as a style. Next, he selected all of the remaining type objects
and clicked on the graphic style he had created to blur them. To give each
letter a unique color fill, Levy selected each type object, opened the
Appearance panel, selected the Fill, and then Shift-clicked the Fill to access
the Color panel. He adjusted the CMYK values until each character color
looked the way he wanted. For the red bars, he drew paths with the Pen
tool, converted them to outlines (Object> Path> Outline Stroke), and used
the Appearance panel to add a drop shadow (Stylize> Drop Shadow).