The Character panel now includes the following new and enhanced options: You can also use this option to edit similar groups The Global Edit option helps you edit them globally in a simple and easy manner. To manually edit all such objects one-by-one can be difficult and time-consuming task, and may lead to errors. This feature comes handy in situations when multiple copies of an object, such as a logo, are present in the documents. Illustrator now provides a new Global Edit option, which lets you edit all similar objects globally in one step.Lines: Use this mode to create color stops over a line segment in the object.
Points: Use this mode to create color stops as independent points in the object.The Freeform gradient type can be applied in two modes: Creating a freeform gradient fill is a simple and efficient way to create a smooth color gradation
You can add, move, and change the color of color stops to seamlessly apply gradients to objects. Freeform gradient provides you the flexibility to create color stops at any place in your object.