Changing line and fill styles

You can also change the default line styles, widths, and fill styles using a procedure similar to that for changing color defaults. To change the default edge styles, width, and fill, click Workspace → User Preferences → Shape Preferences, and then edit the default item that you want to change.

You may want to take a few minutes to experiment with drawing basic shapes and changing the foreground, background, and edge colors. The procedure on drawing and coloring a rectangle with a crosshatch appearance explains how to get started.