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To remove a color or opacity tag
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Drag the color tag or opacity tag away from the gradient line and release the mouse
button.
To add a color tag
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the gradient control line.
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Control-click the gradient control line where you want the tag, then choose Add Color
Tag from the shortcut menu.
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Option-click the gradient control line where you want the tag.
To duplicate a color or opacity tag
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Option-drag the tag to a position.
To change the color of a gradient tag
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Control-click the tag, then drag the eyedropper in the pop-up color palette to select a
color. As you drag over the color spectrum, the gradient color is actively updated.
To add an opacity tag
Do one of the following:
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Control-click the gradient control line where you want the tag, then choose Add Opacity
Tag from the shortcut menu. By default the tag is set to 100% opacity.
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Option-Shift-click the gradient control line at the location where you want the tag.
To change an opacity tag’s transparency
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Control-click the tag, then drag the eyedropper in the pop-up palette to set an opacity
value for the tag. White represents more opaque values; progressively darker levels of
gray represent decreasing opacity; and black represents complete transparency. As you
drag over the spectrum, the gradient is actively updated.
To change a color tag’s interpolation
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Control-click the gradient control line next to the tag, then choose Constant, Linear, or
Continuous from the Color Interpolation submenu.
To change an opacity tag’s interpolation
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Control-click the line next to the tag, then choose Constant, Linear, or Continuous from
the Opacity Interpolation submenu.
To reverse the direction of the color gradient
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Reverse Color from the shortcut menu.
To reverse the direction of the opacity gradient
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Reverse Opacity from the shortcut
menu.
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