Operation Manual

214 Color, Fills, and Transparency
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Click the
Fill button on the Attributes toolbar's Fill flyout.
2. Choose the fill type and the desired fill category. Note that you can
also use the dialog to apply a solid fill.
• For gradient fills, select Gradient from the Type drop-down
menu, and pick a gradient preset. A two-color gradient has two
nodes, one at each end of its path.
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Click the From and To buttons to specify the gradient's start and
end colors.
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Click the Edit button if you want to add or subtract key colors
from the currently chosen gradient (see Editing the gradient fill
spectrum below), apply different key colors to individual nodes,
or vary the overall shading of the effect applied to the object.
You can adjust the fill's shade/tint as needed using the drop-down
list.
• For bitmap fills, select Bitmap from the Type drop-down menu,
choose a category, and then click a gallery swatch.
3. Click OK to apply the effect or fill to the object.