Operation Manual

Color, Fills, and Transparency 217
In PagePlus, transparency effects work very much like grayscale fills. Just like
fills...
• Transparency effects are applied from the Studio—in this case, using
the Transparency tab. (Transparency is also an option with the 3D
Pattern Map filter effect.)
• The Transparency tab's gallery has thumbnails in shades of gray,
where the lighter portions represent more transparency. To apply
transparency, you click thumbnails or drag them onto objects.
• Most transparency effects have a path you can edit—in this case, with
the Transparency Tool.
Transparency types available in the Transparency tab are as follows:
• Solid transparency distributes the transparency equally across the
object.
• Gradient transparencies include linear, elliptical, and conical effects
(each thumbnail's tooltip identifies its category), ranging from clear to
opaque.
• Bitmap transparencies include categorized texture maps based on the
Swatches tab's selection of bitmaps.
Applying transparency
You can apply transparency to shapes, text frames, table cells, and to any
artistic, frame, and table text.
To apply transparency with Transparency tab:
1. With your object selected, go to the Transparency tab.
2. For solid transparency, select the
Solid button and pick a
thumbnail from the solid transparency gallery. The lighter thumbnails
represent more transparency (expressed as percentage Opacity).
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