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4 Click the arrow button at the bottom of the Fill area to display more pattern fill options.
5 Perform a task from the following table.
To Do the following
Arrange the tiles so that alternating tiles are reflections of each
other
or the Mirror tilesClick the Mirror tiles horizontally
vertically button.
Create a radial or linear seamless blend
, or click theIn the Seamless area, click the Radial button
Linear button and move the slider.
This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills.
Smooth the color transition of the pattern tile edges with their
opposite edge
Enable the Edge match check box, and move the slider.
This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills.
Increase or decrease the brightness of the pattern Enable the Brightness check box, and move the slider.
This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills.
Increase or decrease the grayscale contrast of the pattern Enable the Luminance check box, and move the slider.
This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills.
Increase or decrease the color contrast of the pattern Enable the Color check box, and move the slider.
This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills.
Set the width and height of the pattern 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 pattern fill up, down, left, or right Type values in the X and Y boxes.
Rotate the pattern at a specified angle Type a value in the Rotate box.
Slant the pattern at a specified angle Type a value in the Skew box.
Specify row or column offset as a percentage of the tile’s height or
width
Click the Row offset or the Column offset button , and
type a value in the % of tile box.
Apply object changes to the pattern fill Enable the Transform with object 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.