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changing stroke color with eye dropper?

Sara_Seeton
New Here ,
Jul 21, 2009 Jul 21, 2009

how can i change the stroke color of a shape using the eye dropper?  each time i try to do it, it fills the shape rather than changes just the stroke color.  i am trying to match the color from something other than a color that is what's on the color palette.

does that make sense??!

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Wade_Zimmerman1
LEGEND , Jul 21, 2009 Jul 21, 2009

As strange as this might sound this is what you have to do.

Double click the eyedropper tool in the tool bar, a dialog box will show up. In that dialog box uncheck Focal Fill on both sides. Make certain Strokes and its options for color etc are checked.

and click OK  now when you. Now you will only change the stroke.

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Zeno Bokor
LEGEND , Jul 21, 2009 Jul 21, 2009

select the object you want to change, make the stroke active and Shift+click with the eyedropper on the color you want. The only problem is that you can't pick up patterns this way, only the exact color that you clicked on gets applied

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Claudio23296534r1tb
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Feb 24, 2022 Feb 24, 2022
In Response To Doug A Roberts

Okay there we go! I'm pretty new to Illustator, so I wasn't sure what was meant by having it active. Now it works, thanks!

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