Creating and saving styles, Creating text styles – Boris FX Boris Calligraphy Version 2.0 User Manual
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Creating and Saving Styles
The procedure for creating and saving styles depend on the type of style you are creating.
Creating Text Styles
1.
Use the parameters in the Text window to adjust the style as desired.
2.
Click the Style Palette button in the Text window.
3.
In the Style Palette, click to select the appropriate Apply checkboxes.
The Apply controls select attributes of the style to save as a new style. For example, save
the current style’s Font and Border only. When you add the style, only these attributes
are included.
4.
In the Text tab in the Style Palette, click the Add Style button. The current style
in the Text window is added to the selected category in the Style Palette.
If no category is selected in the category menu, the Add Style icon is not
available. This can happen when you Þrst open the Style Palette.
5.
Name the style. For more information, see “Naming and Deleting Styles” on page 33.
Creating Color Styles
You can create color styles in the Text window. However, if you want to apply a color style
to a parameter other than the Fill, for example to a border, use the eyedropper for the border
parameter to choose the color style.
1.
Use the parameters in the Text window to adjust the text as desired. Select the
appropriate text characters.
2.
Click the Style Palette button in the Text window to open the Style
Palette.
3.
Click the Add Style button in the Color tab. The Style Color parameter in the
Text window’s Fill tab is used to create the new style.
4.
Name the style. See “Naming and Deleting Styles” on page 33.
Creating Gradient Styles
1.
Use the parameters in the Text window to adjust the gradient Þll as desired. See
“Working with the Fill Tab” on page 18 for details.
2.
Click the Style Palette button in the Text window.
3.
In the Gradient tab, click the Add Style button. The current style in the
Text window is added to the selected category in the Style Palette.
4.
Name the style. For more information, see “Naming and Deleting Styles” on
page 33.