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The custom gradient appears in the Gradients category in the Library. Custom presets
can be identified in the Library by the small user badge that appears in the lower-right
corner of the larger gradient icon. The gradient also appears in the Gradient preset pop-up
menu.
Using Onscreen Gradient Controls
Onscreen controls provide a more interactive way to edit a gradient’s color, location and
value of color tags and opacity tags, and start and end points. You can also use onscreen
controls to add color tags and opacity tags, as well as change their interpolation.
Opacity tag
End triangle
Start triangle
Color tags
To display the onscreen gradient controls
Do one of the following:
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In the Canvas, Control-click the object with the applied gradient, then choose Edit Gradient
from the shortcut menu.
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Choose the Adjust Item tool from the 2D transform tools pop-up menu.
The onscreen controls appear.
To adjust the start and end gradient positions
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To adjust the Start X and Y position of the gradient, drag the top triangle (at the end of
the gradient line).
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To adjust the End X and Y position of the gradient, drag the bottom triangle (at the end
of the gradient line).
To change the location of gradient tags
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To change the location of gradient colors, drag the color tags along the gradient line.
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To change the location of the gradient opacity, drag the opacity tags along the gradient
line.
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