Selecting a style

With Style Selector, you can define the appearance of shapes.

A style is composed of one or more parts. Each part has a primitive and a priority. The primitive is the building block of the style. A primitive is based on a point, line, or polygon pattern that is designed according to a number of parameters, such as color. The priority determines which part is placed in front of the other parts in the style. You can control the order by assigning a priority number to each part. A part with a higher priority number displays in front of a part with a lower priority number.

To select a style

  1. In the Style Selector window, in the box beside Files, select a representation or, if no files are available in the list, click Browse, and then select the file you want.
  2. Click a tab according to the style you want to modify: Text, Line, or Polygon.
    Note: The available tabs vary according to the type of style you are modifying; that is, you may see one, some, or all of the preceding tabs depending on the type of style you are modifying.
  3. In the pallette, click a style.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • If the definition of the style you selected in the palette is to suit, click Apply, and then click OK; otherwise, if you want to customize the selected style, proceed to the next step.
  5. To display the full definition of the style, click More.

    The style definition can be in Simple or Advanced mode. In Simple mode, you can change only the color, size, and width of the style. In Advanced mode, you have full control over the style representation.

  6. Do one of the following:

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