User guide

For shapes, you can set opacity for ll and stroke colors separately from object opacity.
If you move the Opacity slider in the Colors window to modify a ll or stroke color, that
opacity value becomes maximum object opacity. Then, when you change the object
opacity in the Graphic inspector, you’re changing it relative to the opacity you set in
the Colors window.
This circle is set to 100% opacity in the
Graphic inspector. The fill color was set
to 50% opacity in the Colors window.
The circle’s outline was set to 100%
opacity in the Colors window.
This circle is set to 100%
opacity in the Graphic
inspector.
This circle is set to 50% opacity
in the Graphic inspector.
If you change an object’s opacity and then can’t restore the object’s ll color to 100
percent, it may be because the opacity was set to less than 100 percent in the Colors
window. To x it, select the object, choose View > Show Colors, and then set the
opacity in the Colors window to 100 percent.
Filling Objects with Colors or Images
You can ll shapes, tables, table cells, chart elements, or slide backgrounds with a solid
color, color gradients (colors that shade into each other), or an image.
Filling an Object with a Solid Color
Use the Graphic inspector to ll an object with a solid color.
To change an object’s ll color:
1 Select the object.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button.
3 Choose Color Fill from the Fill pop-up menu.
4 Click the color well below the Fill pop-up menu to open the Colors window, and then
select a color in the Colors window.
To learn more about using the Colors window, see “The Colors Window” on page 25.
Filling an Object with Blended Colors (Gradients)
To create color gradients in an object ll, use the options the Graphic inspector. The
basic Gradient Fill options provide the easiest way to blend two colors in a straight
line. The Advanced Gradient Fill options allow you to blend multiple colors in your
gradient and to create a circular (radial) gradient.
To open the Graphic inspector:
Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button. m
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