Graying a line?

[Ed_Brownson@adobeforums.com]

Ok, probably one of the dumber questions on the forum:

How do I create a line in gray (or color, for that matter)?

No matter what I do, the line stays black. I can create gray boxes, frames, etc. But every line I make is black, black, black.

Yes, I'm new to InDesign. Yes, I used to use Publisher and old, old versions of Pagemaker years ago.

What's the trick?

Thanks for any help.
EdB

[Robert_Levine@adobeforums.com]

Make sure you have the stroke selected in the toolbox and then pick a color.

Bob

[Ed_Brownson@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for the reply.

Well, that's what I expected. But still, all I get is black. Here's what I did:

Clicked on line tool.
Set stroke, 4pt
Set color, 35% (or any other % of black)

Draw line - and it's black.

In fact, now when I select rectangle and frame, those lines are black too.

I know there's something I'm missing a "Duh!" here but...

EdB

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

On the tool box or in the swatches palette there are a couple of overlapping rectangles. The fill one represents the fill; the unfilled one the stroke. If you want to apply a color to a stroke, make sure that the stroke rectangle is at the front.

Dave

[Ed_Brownson@adobeforums.com]

OK! I think I've got it. Have to do some experimenting with the rectangles, but I finally (!) produced a gray line. I knew I was stuck in a Homer Simpson moment.

Thanks,
EdB