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button prevents extra handles being added. You can still control the start handles by
dragging exactly between control handles as previously described.
The left-hand example is a normal blend
between the rectangles. The right-hand
example uses 1:1
Selecting the start or end object
After creating the blend you may want to change some attribute of either the start or
end object such as its color or line width or position.
To change an object’s attributes:
1. Select the SELECTOR Tool.
2. "Ctrl + click" on the start or end object to "select inside"
3. Make the required changes.
The Selector Tool is described in Selecting objects (on page 98).
To change the color, drag-and-drop the color from the Color Line onto the object. You
can’t select intermediate steps of a blend, unless you
CONVERT TO EDITABLE SHAPES –
see later.
Multi-stage blends
You are not limited to blending between only two objects. Page & Layout Designer
can blend between several objects.
The original three objects, left, and the resultant blends right
(It also shows blending between different types of object.)
The produce a multi-stage blend just blend from the fist to the second, and then again
from the second to the third, etc.
Producing highlight effects
By increasing the number of blend steps you can create some complex highlight
shading effects. One of the most powerful features of Page & Layout Designer is that