Adobe Illustrator cs3 pen tool question?

I looked at some tutorials about the pen tool. When they make a path it seems like the path automatically turns into a regular black line. However, when I make path, it just stays red. How do I turn it into a real line?Adobe Illustrator cs3 pen tool question?
Sounds like you have a Path, but that Path has no Stroke (or a Stroke Weight of ';0';).





Look at your colors (in the Tools window... From the file menu, click Window %26gt; Tools). There's a square representing the fill color (color of solid objects) and a square ';outline'; representing the stroke color (color of edges of objects/lines). Make sure the square ';outline'; representing the stroke color HAS a color. If not, click on it and select your desired color (Make sure it differs from the color of the object/background behind it).





If that isn't it...





With your path selected, hit CTRL+F10, -or- in the file menu, click Window %26gt; Stroke. This brings up the Stroke dialog. If the Stroke Weight is ';0'; (or some small integer), increase the Stroke Weight, and you should see your Path even when deselected.