Step 1: Navigate to the Tools tab of the Ribbon.

Step 2: Click the <Preferences> tool to open the User Preferences window.

Step 3: Under the Forester’s Desktop tab, select the Symbology tab.

The Symbology tab header turns green when selected and the Symbology preference options show in the window.

Note: In the Symbology tab you modify preferences for:

• Feature selection symbology
• Editable feature selection symbology
• Node Symbology

Step 4: To modify the fill color and pattern of the polygon feature:

1. In the Feature Selection Symbology box, click the symbol for “Polygon Selection Style”
2. Under “Fill Options, select “Hatch fill”  and “Wide Downward Diagonal”
3. Click the symbol to the left of “ForeColor”
   • Select the drop down arrow that appears
   • Select a color
4. Click the symbol to the left of “BackColor”
   • Select the drop down arrow that appears
   • Select a color
5. Drag the slider to modify the fill transparency
6. Click <OK>

The Select polygon selection style dialog window opens.

Step 5: To modify  the outer perimeter line style of the selected polygon feature:

1. In the Feature Selection Symbology box, click the symbol for “Polygon Selection Style”
2. Under “Outer Pen” options, select the drop down arrow to the right of the current line style then select a line style to use.
3. Modify the line width by clicking the up or down arrows in the width box
4. Modify the line color by clicking the dropdown arrow in the color option box
5. Drag the slider to modify the fill transparency

The Polygon Selection Style symbol preview updates to reflect changes made.

Step 6: If this is a style you will use often:

1. Click the <Save Area Style> button in the Select polygon selection style window
2. Enter a name in the Save User-defined style popup dialog
3. Click <OK>