You can add an intersection by double-clicking in a space, or you can add a single line by double-clicking a line.

To add color to a patch in a mesh fill

1Select a mesh-filled object.

2Open the Interactive fill flyout , and click the Interactive mesh fill tool .

3Drag a color from the color palette to a patch in the object.

You can also

Color an intersection node in a mesh fill	Click an intersection node, and click a color
	on the color palette.
Mix a color in a mesh fill	Select part of the mesh, press Ctrl, and click
	a color on the color palette.

You can also drag a color from the color palette to an intersection node.

You can also freehand marquee select nodes to apply a color to an entire area of the mesh.

Working with fills

There are a number of tasks that are common to all types of fills. You can choose a default fill color so that every object you add to a drawing has the same fill. You can also remove any fill, copy it to another object, or use it to fill an area surrounded by an open curve.

To choose a default fill color

1Click a blank area on the drawing page to deselect all objects.

2Open the Fill flyout , and click the Fill color dialog.

3In the Uniform fill dialog box, enable any of the following check boxes:

•Graphic — applies the default fill color to shapes you draw

•Artistic text — applies the default fill color to artistic text you add

•Paragraph text — applies the default fill color to paragraph text you add

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4 Specify any fill settings.

To remove a fill

1Select an object.

2Open the Fill flyout , and click the No fill button .

To copy a fill to another object

1Open the Eyedropper flyout , and click the Eyedropper tool .

2Choose Sample color from the list box on the property bar.

3Click the Sample size flyout on the property bar, and enable one of the following options:

•1X1 — lets you choose the average color in a 1X1 pixel area of the object

•3X3 — lets you choose the average color in a 3X3 pixel area of the object

•5X5 — lets you choose the average color in a 5X5 pixel area of the object

4Click the object whose fill you want to copy.

5Open the Eyedropper flyout , and click the Paintbucket tool .

6Click the object to which you want to apply the fill.

Fills you copy may not match the original fill. The closest equivalent RGB color is applied.

If you want to sample a color from your desktop, click the Eyedropper tool, choose Sample color from the list box on the property bar, and click Select from desktop. Click anywhere on your desktop to sample a color.

From here

For more information about	In the Help index, see...
Changing fountain fill quality	fountain fills, print quality
Setting the display quality for fountain fills	fountain fills, display quality
Creating pattern fills	pattern fills
Applying PostScript texture fills	PostScript

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For more information about	In the Help index, see...
Showing fills in open curves	curves, filling open

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