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Anonymous
November 17, 2016
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Seems simple but not working

  • November 17, 2016
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I made continuous path that I want to change to a dash line so I went to stroke panel> dash lines put in dash and gap but it does not change.Any suggestions?

Thanks  Susan

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    Correct answer Myra Ferguson


    Thanks for posting the screenshot. I can see the bottom three paths in layer 2 appear to be a similar shape. I'd guess one is your outer path, one is your inner path, and then there's a duplicate. Click on the eye icons next to every path except the one where you want the dashes (don't turn the eye off for Layer 2, though). Make sure its target (the dot on the right in the layers panel) is still selected. Now, see if the dash applies to the stroke.

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    brilliant_child15A8
    New Participant
    June 14, 2022

    I am having the same issue, Although my problem with outline is not the issue. This problem came out of the blue, It had been working correctly, then all of a sudden, not. I appreciate any feedback

    Doug A Roberts
    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    June 14, 2022

    You will notice that many of the posts in this topic were asking the OP for further information. As no one but you can currently see your file, it might be an idea to have a read of the topic and share a similar set of information about your file and the object(s) you're having trouble with, preferably in a new topic.

    Ton Frederiks
    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2016

    Is Preview on? Cmd Y (or Ctrl Y on Win)  switches between Outline and Preview.

    Also check if the GPU preview causes the problem: Cmd E (or Ctrl E on Win) switches between CPU and GPU preview.

    Kris Hunt
    Kris Hunt
    Brainiac
    November 17, 2016

    Do you have two or more strokes in your Appearance panel when the path is selected?

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    Anonymous
    November 17, 2016

    Not sure. How can I tell? Would there be two boxes checked off?

    Myra Ferguson
    Myra FergusonCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 19, 2016


    Thanks for posting the screenshot. I can see the bottom three paths in layer 2 appear to be a similar shape. I'd guess one is your outer path, one is your inner path, and then there's a duplicate. Click on the eye icons next to every path except the one where you want the dashes (don't turn the eye off for Layer 2, though). Make sure its target (the dot on the right in the layers panel) is still selected. Now, see if the dash applies to the stroke.

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    parrisdesigns
    New Participant
    November 17, 2016

    Can you screenshot it for us?

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