Possible to add a "default" Pen Width to the
existing default Pen Width List?

I'm doing a lot of stuff where I have to add an .001" white outline to 
objects and text. Is it possible to add .001" to the list of default pen 
widths so that I can just select .001" pen width from the drop down list?

Thanks,

G 

Or, would there be an even better, i.e. quicker or more efficient, way to 
accomplish this?

Thanks,

G


"G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm doing a lot of stuff where I have to add an .001" white outline to

> objects and text. Is it possible to add .001" to the list of default
pen 
> widths so that I can just select .001" pen width from the drop down
list?
>
> Thanks,
>
> G
>
> 

I don't think you can add a width to the pen list, though that would be 
nice, but you can use a graphic style and even assign a shortcut key to it. 
Go to the window dockers menu and select Graphic & Text styles, then in the

docker, hit the little arrow button and select new graphic style, then right 
click it and select properties and make the changes you want. When you have 
an object selected that you want to apply that style to, just double-click 
it and those attributes will be applied. You can assign a keyboard shortcut 
by going to the cutsomization menu, select styles and change the shortcut to 
whatever you want.

LD

"G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
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>
> Or, would there be an even better, i.e. quicker or more efficient, way to 
> accomplish this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> G
>
>
> "G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
news:47a3436b$1_3@cnews...
>>
>> I'm doing a lot of stuff where I have to add an .001" white
outline to 
>> objects and text. Is it possible to add .001" to the list of
default pen 
>> widths so that I can just select .001" pen width from the drop
down list?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> G
>>
>>
>
>
> 

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

G


"LGD" <greenbush@nospam.mindspring.com> wrote in message 
news:47a34d28$1_1@cnews...
>
> I don't think you can add a width to the pen list, though that would be 
> nice, but you can use a graphic style and even assign a shortcut key to 
> it. Go to the window dockers menu and select Graphic & Text styles,
then 
> in the docker, hit the little arrow button and select new graphic style, 
> then right click it and select properties and make the changes you want. 
> When you have an object selected that you want to apply that style to, 
> just double-click it and those attributes will be applied. You can assign 
> a keyboard shortcut by going to the cutsomization menu, select styles and 
> change the shortcut to whatever you want.
>
> LD
>
> "G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
news:47a34883$1_1@cnews...
>>
>> Or, would there be an even better, i.e. quicker or more efficient, way
to 
>> accomplish this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> G
>>
>>
>> "G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
news:47a3436b$1_3@cnews...
>>>
>>> I'm doing a lot of stuff where I have to add an .001" white
outline to 
>>> objects and text. Is it possible to add .001" to the list of
default pen 
>>> widths so that I can just select .001" pen width from the drop
down 
>>> list?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> G
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> 

I followed the steps and it worked, even the hot key worked, BUT when I 
closed the document I was using it on and started a new document, the new 
style was not saved in the list and did not work anymore in the new 
document. What am I doing wrong? How can I make it permanent?

Thanks,
George


"LGD" <greenbush@nospam.mindspring.com> wrote in message 
news:47a34d28$1_1@cnews...
>
> I don't think you can add a width to the pen list, though that would be 
> nice, but you can use a graphic style and even assign a shortcut key to 
> it. Go to the window dockers menu and select Graphic & Text styles,
then 
> in the docker, hit the little arrow button and select new graphic style, 
> then right click it and select properties and make the changes you want. 
> When you have an object selected that you want to apply that style to, 
> just double-click it and those attributes will be applied. You can assign 
> a keyboard shortcut by going to the cutsomization menu, select styles and 
> change the shortcut to whatever you want.
>
> LD
>
> "G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
news:47a34883$1_1@cnews...
>>
>> Or, would there be an even better, i.e. quicker or more efficient, way
to 
>> accomplish this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> G
>>
>>
>> "G" <graphics@prod-id.com> wrote in message
news:47a3436b$1_3@cnews...
>>>
>>> I'm doing a lot of stuff where I have to add an .001" white
outline to 
>>> objects and text. Is it possible to add .001" to the list of
default pen 
>>> widths so that I can just select .001" pen width from the drop
down 
>>> list?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> G
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>