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The Color Line is described in Color handling (on page 159).
Each method changes the color of one handle only; they do not change any other
selected fill handles, or:
1. Select the required handle (or handles, also works with multiple objects).
2. Choose the required color from the Color Line.
3. This changes all selected fill handles.
Moving the start or end handle of the fill
To change the direction and extent of the fill:
1. Move the pointer over the handle you want to move. When over the
handle, the pointer changes shape.
2. Drag the handle.
Bitmap fills
Fill Type
Fill Tiling
Not used
Bitmap name
Resolution
Not used
The BITMAP GALLERY is described in THE BITMAP GALLERY (on page 255) in the
Photo Handling chapter, for the FILL GALLERY see below (on page 220).
Bitmap fills are one of the most powerful fill types. It allows any photo or texture to be
used as a fill for any shape and you have direct immediate control over the size, angle,
position and tiling. You can color bitmap fills. You can use any type of bitmap as a fill,
including JPEG photos, and alpha-channel (semi-transparent) bitmaps.
When you import a photo file into MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 (eg. a JPG or
PNG file) it appears as a shape with a bitmap fill type. When such an object is
selected the status line shows it as a “photo”, but it is just the same as a shape that
has had the photo applied as a bitmap fill.
To fill a shape with a bitmap or photo fill, do one of the following: