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You can also 
Specify the way the colors blend between two nodes Select either the two nodes or the midpoint between them, click
the Blend direction button, and choose an option from the list:
•Linear color blend —blends the colors along a straight line,
beginning at the start color and continuing across the color
wheel to the end color
•Clockwise color blend — blends the colors along a clockwise
path around the color wheel
•Counterclockwise color blend — blends the colors along a
counterclockwise path around the color wheel
Mirror, repeat, or reverse the fill
In the Property manager docker, click the arrow button at the
bottom of the Fill section to display more fill options, and click one
of the following buttons:
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Default fountain fill
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Repeat and mirror
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Repeat
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Reverse fill
Specify how quickly the fountain fill blends from one color to
another
Move the Acceleration slider.
Create smoother color transitions between fountain fill nodes
Click the Smooth button .
Set the width and height of the fill as a percentage of the object’s
width and height
Type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes.
Move the center of the fill up, down, left, or right Type values in the X and Y boxes.
Slant the fill at a specified angle Type a value in the Skew box.
Rotate the color progression clockwise or counterclockwise Type a value in the Rotate box.
Allow the fill to be skewed or stretched disproportionately Enable the Free scale and skew check box.
Apply the selected fill to the intersecting area of combined objects Enable the Fill winding check box.
For more information, see “Combining objects” on page 229.
Let the fill print on top of the underlying colors. Enable the Overprint fill check box.
You can also apply a custom fountain fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox and dragging colors from the color
palette in the document window onto the object’s interactive vector handles. You can mix colors by selecting one of the interactive
vector handles, pressing Ctrl, and clicking a color on the color palette.