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Steve28373239if13
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March 2, 2023
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Trouble with Line Segment Tool

  • March 2, 2023
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Hello,

 

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, and I am new at Illistrator, but...

 

I'm trying to make a simple 5 pt line with a red fill with a thin black outline.  My fill is red, and my stroke is black.  But no matter what I do, the line is black. 

 

Any ideas of what I am doing wrong?

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You cannot see the fill because it is a straight line. If line was curved you would see the fill between the start and end point of the curve.

If you want a red line with a thin black line around it, you could add an additional black stroke below the red one in the Appearance panel and make both a different size.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 2, 2023

You cannot see the fill because it is a straight line. If line was curved you would see the fill between the start and end point of the curve.

If you want a red line with a thin black line around it, you could add an additional black stroke below the red one in the Appearance panel and make both a different size.

Larry G. Schneider
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Larry G. SchneiderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 2, 2023

Try using the rectangle tool and adjust from result.

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