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Adding a stroke to grouped shapes?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
December 29, 2022
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Newbie question:

I have two shapes grouped (1,2) on one layer - how can I add a stroke around that group?

Thanks!

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Mike_Gondek10189183

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Make sure your selection says group in the appearance panel, then add a stroke.

If you want to look like below this drag that underneath contents

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Hi @fredrics64563148

Do you really need both forms?

If not - it also works with a single shape. Create a rounded rectangle and fill it with a "hard gradient". Then a "normal stroke" is sufficient.

Both colour sliders of the colour gradient are in exactly the same position

Here I have only shifted the dark blue colour slider in the colour gradient a little for better understanding.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Target the layer.

Add a new stroke to it in the Appearance panel

Move that stroke below the "Contents"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDpnI5i7M0

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fredrics64563148Author

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Thanks so much. Very helpful, however - I did not quite understand the "Move that stroke below the "Contents" part. How do I move a stroke below? And below what? 🙂

Monika Gause

Community Expert

In the Appearance panel you can move the stacking order of the attributes.

"Contents" are the elements inside the layer.

You can find a (different) example here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9CW936V-1M

And an explanation of the Appearance panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvRbN03MzQ

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