Operation Manual

136 Colour, Fills, and Transparency
• From the Start Colour drop-down list, select a colour or click
More Colours to display the Colour Selector dialog.
You can also apply an End Colour in the same way.
- or -
For Three or Four Colour only, select an object's fill handle and
select a colour from the
Fill Colour drop-down list.
Alternatively, a dialog can be used to add or subtract key colours from
the gradient, apply different key colours to individual handles, or vary
the overall shading of the effect applied to the object.
Editing the fill path
When you select a fillable object, the Fill Tool becomes available
(otherwise it's greyed out). When you select the Fill Tool, if the object
uses a gradient fill, you'll see the fill path displayed as a line, with
handles marking where the spectrum between each key colour begins
and ends. Adjusting the handle positions determines the actual spread of
colours between handles. You can also edit a gradient fill by adding,
deleting, or changing key colours.
(A) Linear Fill based on key colours, (B) Path, (C) Effect on Object