How to draw new shape with an automatic fill of the previous shape in Illustrator?

[Mystic_listener3502]

I previously had this setting in my other computer but now it's gone in my new laptop and its driving me nuts trying to find it!

I was able to uncheck something which allowed me to draw new shapes using the pen tool and it automatically fills in the colour with the colour/properties of a previous shape I drew. So if I drew a pink circle and that circle is highlighted, I would go ahead and draw another one, that next one would be pink as well. Now with this default setting, I can only draw a circle with no fill no stroke, fill it in with a colour or stroke and while it's highlighted, I would drawn another circle but the properties would be the default setting, just the path with no colour no stroke. 

Helppppppp!!!~~~

[Mohammad.Harb]

Which version of Illustrator are you using ?

Try to reset the preferences settings,  Go to Preferences -> general , Click on Reset Preferences then Restart illustrator 

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

There's no need to reset the preferences for that.

Just open Window > Appearance and in the panel menu turn off "New art has basic appearance"

[Mystic_listener3502]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! you're a saviour! 

[Monika Gause]

Glad you could solve it.

[Mystic_listener3502]

ok... for some reason it worked only for a day when you told you about it. 

now even though i had the "new shapes has basic appearence" checked off, its still going back to basic.... what do you think i should do?

[Monika Gause]

So it's still the circles when this is happening? Or something else?

[Mystic_listener3502]

yea its just no stroke no fill when i draw a new shape.

[Monika Gause]

Did you already reboot the computer?

If it's still not working, then try resetting the preferences. But afterwards turn off "New art has basic appearance"