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

Step 2: Click the <Preferences> tool.

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

Note: In the Symbology tab you modify preferences for:

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

Step 4: Under the Feature Selection Symbology box, select the Line Selection Style symbol.

The Select line selection style dialogue window opens.

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

1. In the Feature Selection Symbology box, click the symbol for “Line 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

Repeat steps for the Inner Pen options and Center Pen options

Click <OK> to open the Select line selection style dialog window closes. The Line Selection Style symbol preview updates to reflect changes made

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

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

Selection style saves in the style options browser.