Styles

The Style tab in the inspector follows the tool in your hand or the mark you selected, and shows only what that mark uses.

  • BackgroundA fill for rectangles, diamonds, ellipses and numbered steps, in a light tint of the stroke colour or any colour.
  • Stroke and widthApple's six colours, or any colour in the picker. Once a shape has a fill, its outline can go. Thin, medium or bold, or any width from 1 to 30.
  • Stroke styleSolid, dashed or dotted lines and shapes.
  • Rounded corners and angleA slider from sharp to round. Type an angle or turn the handle; Shift snaps to 15°.
  • Arrow headStandard or swept.
  • Shadow and opacityA shadow as soft or strong as you like, and an opacity for any mark.

Several marks at once

Press ⌘A, Shift-click, or drag a box over empty canvas to select several marks. Move, restyle or delete them together; a change applies only the setting you touched.