Copy the colours/style/thickness from one shape to another

Draw two shapes

Before drawing each shape, adjust the settings so each shape has a different:

• Fill area colour.
• Border colour.
• Border style.
• Border thickness.

To learn how to adjust these settings, visit these links:

 

Change the colours of the border and fill area of a shape (circle/rectangle/polygon)

Change the style of the border of a shape (circle/rectangle/polygon)

Change the border thickness of a shape (rectangle, circle, polygon)

To learn how to draw shapes, visit these links:

• Draw a rectangle - (Rectangle Tool)
• Draw a circle - (Circle Tool)
• Draw a polygon - (Polygon Tool)

Copy the colour for the fill area

1. Select the "Style Picker Tool" in the top toolbar.

   Or you can press the "I" button on your keyboard.

    
2. In Map View, hover and click on the fill area of the source shape you want to copy the colour from.
   In the top toolbar, you will see the colour change for the Fill Colour Picker displaying the tooltip: "Change fills. Fill connected lines".
    
3. In the top toolbar, select the "Fill/Change Colour Tool".

   Or you can press the "G" button on your keyboard.

    
4. In Map View, hover and click on the fill area of the destination shape you want to copy the colour too.
   You will see the fill area colour has changed.
    

Copy the colour/style/thickness for the border

1. Select the "Style Picker Tool" in the top toolbar.

   Or you can press the "I" button on your keyboard.

    
2. In the Map View, hover and click on the border of the source shape you want to copy the settings from.
   
   
   In the top toolbar, you will see the colour change for the Border Colour Picker displaying the tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
   
   
   You will also see the settings change for the border’s;
   • Style.
   • Thickness.
    
3. In the top toolbar, select the "Fill/Change Colour Tool".

   Or you can press the "G" button on your keyboard.

    
4. In the Map View, hover and click on the border of the destination shape you want to copy the settings to.
   You will see the border’s colour/style/thickness has changed.

More options

Note:

You can also copy a:

• Line's colour/style/thickness/cap-style to another line.
• Line’s colour/style/thickness to a shape’s border.
• Line’s colour/thickness to a label’s border.
• Label's fill area colour, and border colour/thickness, to another label’s fill area and border.
• Label’s border colour/thickness to a line.
• Label’s border colour/thickness to a shape’s border.
• Label’s fill area colour to a shape’s fill area.
• Shape’s border colour/style/thickness to a line.
• Shape’s fill area colour, and border colour/thickness, to a label’s fill area and border.