Operation Manual

218 Color, Fills, and Transparency
For gradient transparency, choose the Gradient button and pick
your thumbnail.
- or -
For bitmap transparency, choose the
Bitmap button and pick a
thumbnail from a range of categories.
3. The transparency is applied to the object(s).
Alternatively, drag the desired thumbnail from the gallery to an object, and
release the mouse button.
To apply gradient transparency with the Transparency Tool:
1. Select a colored object.
2. Click the
Transparency Tool on the Attributes toolbar's
Transparency flyout.
- or -
Select Format>Transparency....
3. Drag your cursor across the object and release the mouse button. The
object takes a simple Linear transparency, grading from 100% opacity
to 0% opacity (fully transparent).
Editing transparency
Once you've applied a gradient transparency, you can adjust or replace its path
on the object, and the level of transparency along the path. You can even create
more complex transparency effects by adding extra nodes to the path by clicking
and assigning different levels to each node.
To adjust the transparency path:
• Use the Transparency Tool to drag individual nodes, or click on
the object for a new start node and drag out a new transparency path.
The effect starts where you place the start node, and ends where you
place the end node. For bitmap transparencies, the path determines the
center and two edges of the effect.