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Expanding Color Controls
Sometimes you need precise numerical control over your colors. This can be helpful if
you are trying to match two colors exactly, or when you want to adjust one of the color
channels independently. It can also be helpful when choosing how a color should be
animated, For example, you could keyframe the channels differently.
Every group of color controls has a disclosure triangle, which, when clicked, reveals
individual sliders for the component color channels in your selected color. You can choose
a color by adjusting these various sliders. For more on using sliders, see Slider Controls.
Gradient Controls
Most attributes that can be filled with a color can alternatively be filled with a gradient.
Like color controls, gradient controls are a group of compound settings with a great deal
of additional options and controls that appear when the disclosure triangle is clicked.
Gradient preset pop-up
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Gradient Preset Pop-up Menu
When the gradient controls are collapsed, you can select a preset gradient from the
Gradient preset pop-up menu.
To change the current gradient to a saved preset
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Click the Gradient preset pop-up menu and select the gradient of your choice.
The colors of the new gradient will be applied to the existing gradient type.
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