Brush stroke overprint problem CS3

[Alida_Ka...@adobeforums.com]

I have used a brush stroke effect (charcoal). The stroke is set as black and I set it to overprint in the Attributes pallette. I then save the file and import it into InDesign (CS3) where the Output preview option clearly shows the stroke knocking out of the background. This was never a problem in CS2. Is this a glitch or is there a step that i'm missing in CS3?

[Monika...@adobeforums.com]

Looks like you have to define the fill of the brush shape as overprinting.

[Alida_Ka...@adobeforums.com]

I eventually did this by converting the outline to a shape (Object> Expand Appearance) and then making the fill overprint. Is this what you are referring to?

[Monika...@adobeforums.com]

That's one solution, but you can't easily edit the path afterwards. I was referring to dragging the brush form out of the palette, defining its shape as overprinting and dragging it in again, replacing the original.

[Alida_Ka...@adobeforums.com]

Thanks very much. This is great. It would not let me replace the existing brush, but I added a new one and named it "overprint brush". Works perfectly. Thanks again.