Creating and naming visual styles

Using the Explorer, you can create new visual styles and modify their properties.

To create a new visual style

   1   Do one of the following to choose Explore Visual Styles ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Visual Styles (in Explorer).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Explorer > Explore Visual Styles.

    On the Explorer toolbar, click the Explore Visual Styles tool.

    Type expvstyles and then press Enter.

   2   Click the New Item tool ().

A new style is added to the visual styles list.

   3   Type the name for the new style by typing over the highlighted default text, and then press Enter.

   4   Optionally click the Description and type text, and then press Enter.

To change a visual style name in the current drawing

   1   Do one of the following to choose Explore Visual Styles ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Visual Styles (in Explorer).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Explorer > Explore Visual Styles.

    On the Explorer toolbar, click the Explore Visual Styles tool.

    Type expvstyles and then press Enter.

   2   Click the visual style name you want to change, type a new name, and then press Enter. Predefined visual styles cannot be renamed.