To load a custom stroke style, To apply a custom stroke style, Editing paths – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Specify a name and location for the stroke style (.inst) file, and click OK.
To load a custom stroke style
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In the Stroke panel menu, choose Stroke Styles.
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Click Load.
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Select the stroke style (.inst) file that contains the custom stroke style you want to import, and click OK.
To apply a custom stroke style
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With a path or frame selected, choose a custom stroke style from the Type menu in the Stroke panel.
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Change the color, gradient, or stroke of text
Editing paths
Select paths, segments, and anchor points
Before you can reshape or edit a path, you need to select the path’s anchor points, segments, or a combination of both.
Select anchor points
• If you can see the points, you can click them with the Direct Selection tool
to select them. Shift-click to select
multiple points.
• Select the Direct Selection tool and drag a boundary around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional anchor
points to select them.
• You can select anchor points from selected or unselected paths. Move the Direct Selection tool over the anchor point
until the pointer displays a hollow square for unselected and filled square for selected paths in a magnified state, and
then click the anchor point. Shift-click additional anchor points to select them.
• (Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool, and drag around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional anchor
points to select them.
Select path segments
Do any of the following:
• Select the Direct Selection tool
, and click within 2 pixels of the segment, or drag a marquee over part of the
segment. Shift-click or Shift-drag around additional path segments to select them.
• (Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool
, and drag around part of the path segment. Shift-drag around additional
path segments to select them.
Select all anchor points and segments in a path
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Select the Direct Selection tool
or, in Illustrator, the Lasso tool.
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Drag around the entire path.
If the path is filled, you can also click inside the path with the Direct Selection tool to select all anchor points.