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You can also mix colors in a two-color pattern fill by pressing Ctrl and clicking a color on the color palette.
You can also apply a fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox and clicking the Two-color pattern fill button on the
property bar. You can drag colors from the color palette to the interactive handles to change the colors of the fill. You can mix colors
by holding down Ctrl while dragging a color to the interactive handles.
To edit the attributes of the two-color fill, in the Object properties docker, click the arrow button at the bottom of the Fill
section to display more fill options, and specify the attributes you want.
To apply a vector or bitmap pattern fill
1 Select an object.
2
Click Object  Object properties.
3 In the Object properties docker, click one of the following buttons:
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Vector pattern fill
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Bitmap pattern fill
4 Open the Fill picker, and click a pattern thumbnail.
5
Click the Apply button in the pop-up window that appears.
You can also apply a vector or a bitmap pattern fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox, clicking the Vector pattern
fill or Bitmap pattern fill button on the property bar, and choosing a fill from the Fill picker.
To create a vector or bitmap pattern from the workspace
1 Select an object.
2
Click Object  Object properties.
3 In the Fill area of the Object properties docker, click one of the following buttons:
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Vector pattern fill
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Bitmap pattern fill
4
Click the New from document button .
5 Select an area of the workspace that you want to use as a pattern.
The area can include any objects or parts of objects that you have drawn.
6
Click the Accept pattern button displayed below the selection, and click OK in the dialog box that appears.
Vector patterns can have transparent or color background.
You can also click the New source from workspace button and select an area of the document to use as a tile source. In this
case, the current settings in the Transformations area of the Object properties docker will apply to the new pattern.