Operation Manual

Color, Fills, and Transparency 213
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For bitmap fills, select a drop-down menu category from the
Bitmap button.
3. Select the object(s), and then click the appropriate gallery swatch for
the fill you want to apply.
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Drag from the gallery swatch onto any object and release the mouse
button.
4. If needed, adjust the fill's Tint at the bottom of the tab with the tab
slider or set a percentage value in the input box.
To apply a gradient fill with the Fill Tool:
1. Select an object.
2. Click the
Fill Tool button on the Attributes toolbar's Fill flyout.
3. Click and drag on the object to define the fill path. The object takes a
simple Linear fill, grading from the object's current color to
monochrome white, e.g.
Note: If the object is white already (or has
no fill), grading is from white to black.
Alternatively, a dialog can be used to add or subtract key colors from the
gradient, apply different key colors to individual nodes, or vary the overall
shading of the effect applied to the object.
To apply or edit a gradient or bitmap fill using a dialog:
1. Right-click the object and choose Format>Fill, or select it and choose
Fill... from the Format menu.