User Guide

Filling an Object with Blended Colors (Gradients)
You can ll shapes, tables, table cells, and chart elements with colors that blend into
each other, called color gradients.
To create color gradients in an object ll, use the options in the Graphic inspector. The
basic Gradient Fill options provide the easiest way to blend two colors in a straight
line. The Advanced Gradient Fill options allow you to blend multiple colors in your
gradient and to create a circular (radial) gradient.
To ll an object with a linear, two-color gradient:
1 In the Graphic inspector, choose Gradient Fill from the Fill pop-up menu.
Click the double-headed
arrow to invert the gradient.
Flip the gradient orientation or
set its direction by using the
arrow buttons or the Angle
wheel, or by typing a value.
Click each color well
to select colors.
2 Click each color well and choose the colors you want to blend together in the
Colors window.
To learn more about using the Colors window, see “The Colors Window” on page 24.
3 To set a direction for the gradient, use the Angle wheel or eld.
4 To ip it horizontally or vertically, click the Angle arrow buttons.
5 To invert the gradient, click the double-headed arrow next to the color wells.
To ll an object with a multi-color gradient:
1 In the Graphic inspector, choose Advanced Gradient Fill from the Fill pop-up menu.
2 To add another color to the gradient, hold the pointer at the point just below the
gradient strip in the inspector where you want the new color to begin. When a plus (+)
sign appears, click to add a new color control. Add a new color control for each color
you want to appear in your gradient.
3 To change a color in the gradient, click a color control (just under the gradient strip),
and then select a color from the Colors window. Do this for each of the colors you
want to appear in your gradient.
224 Chapter 9 Working with Shapes, Graphics, and Other Objects