How to Change Shape Properties

You can update the settings for your shapes in the properties section.

• Click into Edit Mode.
• Select your shape.
• Choose the Properties icon.

You can update the style, or pattern of the shape. By default, it is a solid line.

• Click the option Line Style. 
• Choose a new one from the list.

You can update the color of your shape.

• Click the circle next to Line Color.

 

• Click on the color you want to use.
  
  • • • Click here for more information about custom colors.

 

 

Certain shapes will have a background color option. The Line color will always reflect the border of the shape. The Background color will fill out the shape.

• Click the circle next to the Background color to change it.

You can adjust the transparency of your shape.

• Click next to Opacity. 
• Adjust the slider to modify the value.
  
  • • • 100 will have no transparency while 0 will be fully transparent.

 

You can use Blend Mode to determine how the shape interacts with any other layers in your document.

• Click next to Blend Mode. 
• Choose the option you want to use.

 

Any shape that has a start and end, like an arrow, you’ll be able to modify the appearance on each side.

• Under Arrowheads click the option next to Start or End.

 

• Choose an option from the list.

• Select the mode in the Arrange section if you have several overlapping objects.

 

 

You can save any of these aesthetic changes for future shapes.

• Click MAKE DEFAULT to use these settings moving forward.

You can reset the default at any time.

• Select any shape. 
• Open the properties.
• Click RESET DEFAULT.