Operation Manual

Filling objects | 303
To apply a fountain fill
1 Select an object.
2
Click Edit  Property manager.
3
In the Property manager docker, click the Fountain fill button to display fountain fill options.
4 Open the Fill picker, and click a fill thumbnail.
5
Click the Apply button in the pop-up window that appears.
You can add a color to a fountain fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox, clicking the Fountain fill button on the
property bar, and dragging a color from the color palette to an object’s interactive vector handle.
To create a fountain fill
1 Select an object.
2
Click Edit  Property manager.
3
In the Fill section of the Property manager docker, click the Fountain fill button to display fountain fill options.
4 Click one of the following buttons to choose a fountain fill type:
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Linear fountain fill
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Elliptical fountain fill
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Conical fountain fill
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Rectangular fountain fill
5 Click the start node above the color band, open the Node color picker, and choose a color.
6 Click the end node above the color band, open the Node color picker, and choose a color.
7 Move the midpoint slider below the color band to set the midpoint between the two colors.
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You can also 
Change a color Select the corresponding node, open the Node color picker, and
choose a color.
Change the transparency of a color Select the corresponding node, and type a value in the Node
transparency box.
Add an intermediate color Double-click the color band where you want to add a node. With
the new node selected, open the Node color picker, and choose a
color.
Change the position of an intermediate color Drag the corresponding node to a new location above the color
band, or type a value in the Node position box.
Delete an intermediate color Double-click the corresponding node.