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Fill Tool InfoBar
Fill Type
Fill tiling
Fill effect
Bitmap name
Fill handle/Resolution
Handle color/Grain
Fill type
selects the type of fill. Selecting from this menu:
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with a selected object, applies the fill to the object;
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without a selected object, sets the default current fill type, which is then used for newly drawn
objects.
Fill tiling
is used when applying bitmap and fractal fills. The options are described later in bitmap fills. Fill tiling
changes the repetition of the fill effect. The options are:

Simple-the fill is used only once, regardless of the size of the object. The area around the single
'tile' is transparent.
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Repeating/repeating tile-repeats the effect so that it fills the entire object.
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Repeating tile inverted-only available on fractal and bitmap fills. This is similar to repeating tile,
but every other tile is inverted. This helps to hide the seams where the tiles join.
A repeating elliptical fill inside an ellipse shape
Fill effect
is used for all fill types. It controls how the fill colors fade from the start color to the end color:

Fade-fades between the two colors in a linear fashion

Rainbow-blends along the shortest edge of the HSV color wheel. For example, a blend from
yellow to cyan runs yellow-green-cyan.
This option has no effect when the two colors are black, white or gray.

Alt rainbow-similar to rainbow except the blend is along the longest edge of the color wheel.
For example, yellow to cyan runs yellow-red-magenta-blue-cyan.
Bitmap name displays a pop-down menu showing thumbnails of all the bitmaps in the Bitmap Gallery
and is an easy way to select the required bitmap/photo for a bitmap fill.
Fill Profile
-you can change the rate of the color transition between the start and end of fills. This applies to all fill
types except flat, three color, four color and bitmap (unless it's a contone colored bitmap).
To change the profile of a fill:
1.
Select the filled object.
2.
On the Fill Tool InfoBar click Profile. This opens the Profile dialog box.
3.
You either select a predefined profile from the dropdown list or drag the sliders to create a
custom profile. The top option in the dropdown list (the straight line) creates a linear transition
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