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By default, the lighter colors in a bitmap are the most transparent (you can, of course,
alter the relative amounts of transparency later).
Handle/resolution
If you have a handle selected, this box tells you what handle it is. With no handles
selected, and when using a bitmap transparency, it controls the DPI.
Applying transparency to several objects
If you group objects and apply transparency, the whole group is treated as one object
and the entire group is made transparent. But if the objects are not grouped and you
apply transparency, each individual object is given a separate transparency and you
get an entirely different effect when the objects are overlaid.
Individual transparency (left) or group transparency (right)
Mixing individual and group transparencies
You can combine the methods above to create complex transparency combinations.
For example you could set an object to 50% transparency, then group it and apply a
transparency to the group as well. You are also able to apply a transparency to a
group first, and then later apply attributes to individual objects within a group. Just
hold down "Ctrl", click the individual object and change its attributes.
Group transparency on blends
For more on blends see Blends (on page 242).
When adding a transparency to a Blend object, the transparency will be applied to the
blend as a whole. It is treated like group transparency.
If you want the transparency to be applied to each individual step of the blend, first
make the objects transparent, and then blend.