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124 Object Handling

For example if you applied a 10 pixel feather to a large object (to blur the edges) and
then drew a new 10 pixel sized shape, that new shape would be invisible if the feather
attribute was copied to it, due to the amount of feathering!

Other attributes can adversely affect the way designs export, or significantly increase the
time taken to render the design and so should not be applied unnecessarily.

Examples of attributes which are copied automatically:
• Fill colors, fill styles, line width, line color, line style, line join style, line endcap style,
arrow heads/tails, text font, text font size, text margins.
Examples of attributes which are not copied automatically:

• Feather, transparency, shadow, bevel, 3D extrude.

Resetting current attributes
You can reset all current attribute groups instantly by pressing "Esc" when you have no
objects selected. If you have objects selected, pressing "Esc" clears the selection, so just
press "Esc" again to reset the current attributes back to their default values.

Copying Styles: Paste Attributes

This lets you copy attributes (such as line pattern or fill color) between objects. It is a
quick way of applying multiple attributes to an object.

The square has a specific color, shadow,
line and fill style. Copying it and then
pasting its attributes on to the circle in the
middle, results in the circle to the right.

1. Select the object from which you wish to copy the attributes.
2. Copy the selection to the clipboard. ("EDIT" > "COPY", or "Ctrl + C".)
3. Select the object(s) to which you want to apply the attributes.
4. Choose "EDIT" > "PASTE FORMAT/ATTRIBUTES", or "Ctrl + Shift + A".

The object remains on the clipboard until overwritten by a cut or copy operation. This lets
you repeat paste attributes as many times as required.

Style libraries
It’s quite easy to use this technique to create documents that can be used as style
libraries. Create a series of small objects with a variety of useful fill, color and other
attribute styles. Then the quickest way to use one of these styles is:

• Click on the source object, "Ctrl + C" to copy the style