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1. Double-click the
Eyedropper tool to tell
InDesign what formaing
you want to copy.
2. Click an object or text
to “pick up” its formaing.
If you change your mind,
you can pick up dierent
formaing by Option-
clicking (Mac OS) or
Alt-clicking (Windows).
3. Click an object or drag over text to apply the formaing
that was loaded in the Eyedropper tool.
color themes using the Kuler panel
(Window > Extensions > Kuler).
Creating and applying gradients
ere are several ways to dene and
apply a gradient from one color to
another. You can apply a gradient to
any selected object by opening the
Gradient panel (Window > Color >
Gradient) and clicking the gradient
swatch icon. en you can choose
Linear or Radial from the Type pop-
up menu, adjust its angle, or reverse
the gradient direction.
To change the colors, click the
gradient stops under the gradient
bar, and choose a color in the Color
panel. Alternatively, you can hold
down Option (Mac OS) or Alt
(Windows) and click a named color
in the Swatches panel. To add new
gradient stops, click a blank area
below the gradient bar.
You can add the current gradient to
the Swatches panel (or create a new
named gradient) by choosing New
Gradient Swatch from the Swatches
panel menu. Named gradients do
not include information about blend
angle or location.
e Gradient Swatch tool lets you
specify the start point, end point, and
angle of a gradient. You can apply a
gradient to the ll or stroke of any
selected object or text.
Note that you cannot specify an
opacity for a gradient stop. To create
a gradient that changes from opaque
to transparent, use the Gradient
Feather tool or one of the Feather
features in the Eects panel.
Copying formaing
e Eyedropper tool lets you copy
character, paragraph, ll, stroke,
and transparency attributes from
any object, including an imported
graphic. Double-clicking the
Eyedropper tool displays the Eye-
dropper Options dialog box, which
lets you specify the attributes the
Eyedropper tool copies.
For example, you can set the current
ll color by selecting the Fill icon in
the Tools, Swatches, or Color panel
and clicking a bitmap image with
the Eyedropper tool. You can then
save that color to the Swatches panel
by choosing Add To Swatches from
the Color panel menu. If you click a
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