User Manual - Page 917

For AUTOCAD 2011.

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you then edit the style properties as needed to specify the desired object
characteristics.
1 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager .
The Style Manager displays with all open drawings listed in the
tree view and the current drawing expanded.
2 Expand the object category (Architectural, Documentation, or
Multi-Purpose) and object type for which you want to create a
style.
3 Choose a method:
Then…If you want to…
right-click the style type, and click
New.
create a style with default properties
expand the style type, right-click
the style you want to copy, and
create a style from an existing style
click Copy. Right-click, and click
Paste.
4 On the General tab, enter a name and description for the new
style.
5 Click other tabs as needed to view and edit the properties.
For detailed information about specifying the properties of a style
for a particular object, see the Help topics associated with that
object type.
6 When you finish specifying the properties of the style, click OK.
The new style will be listed if you open the Style Manager again
while the drawing remains open, but it is not saved until you save
the drawing.
After you have created a style, you can drag it from the Style Manager onto a
tool palette to create a tool. For more information, see Creating a Tool from
a Style on page 862.
Creating a Style from an Object
Use this procedure to create a new style for an object by copying and modifying
its current style. This method lets you change style properties for the selected
object without affecting other objects that use the same style. The new style
Creating a Style from an Object | 861
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