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Move the position of a color tag or opacity tag
1 Click the color tag or opacity tag to move.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag the color tag left or right.
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Use the Location slider (or adjacent value slider) to modify the position of the selected tag.
A value of 100% is the rightmost position of the gradient, and a value of 0% is the leftmost
position of the gradient.
Duplicate a color or opacity tag
m Option-drag the tag to a position.
Change the transition midpoint between adjacent color or opacity tags
m Drag the small triangle between adjacent color tags or opacity tags to change the point where
one tag’s eect ends and the next tag’s eect begins. The closer the middle control is to a tag,
the sharper the color or opacity transition.
Middle control
Note: The middle control does not appear for color or opacity tags set to Linear or Constant.
Change the color or opacity tag interpolation
m Click a tag, then choose Constant, Linear, or Continuous from the Interpolation pop-up menu.
Edit color and opacity direction and distribution
You can reverse the direction or evenly distribute the gradient color and opacity tags.
Reverse the gradient color or opacity direction
m Click the reverse tags icon next to the opacity or color bar.
Reverse tags (color)
Reverse tags (opacity)
The tags are reversed.
Evenly distribute the gradient color or opacity tags
m Click the distribute tags icon next to the opacity or color bar.
Distribute tags (color)
Distribute tags (opacity)
Change the direction of a shape’s gradient
1 With the shape selected and the Inspector open, click the Gradient disclosure triangle to show
the gradient editor.
2 Use the Start and End value sliders to change the direction of the gradient.
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