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You can change the type of blend at any time. When you switch between Axial and
Radial types, all colors and options that you have defined will be retained, but if you
switch to a Rectangular or Diamond from an Axial or Radial, only the first and last
colors of the blend will be maintained.
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Define your blend using the following options and controls:
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Angle: define the angle of the blend.
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Click the reverse icon to reverse the color blend.
• The Gradient Slider gives you a preview of how your blend will appear. The color
stop icons ( ) are positioned at the beginning and end of each two color blend.
You can click and drag a color stop to change its location, or you can select any
color stop and use the options below to define the color and shade ( ), opacity
( ), and location ( ) numerically. The icon is positioned midway between
two color stops. You can click and drag the midway icon to change its location,
or you can select it and change its location numerically.
The midway icons location must remain between 13% and 87%. You will not be
able to drag it beyond, or enter a value outside of, this restriction.
Add colors using the Gradient Slider by clicking anywhere between two color
stops to add a new color stop. A plus symbol ( ) will appear next to your cursor
when you are at a place that allows you to insert a new color stop. You can then
define the color, shade, opacity and location of the new color stop.
When defining the color, you can choose any color that is available in this project,
or you can select to create a new color at this time. To add a color stop and define
a new color at the same time, Shift+Click when adding the color stop. You can
edit an existing color by double clicking on the color stop to display the Edit
Color palette.
You can delete any color stop by clicking and dragging it down.
When creating rectangular and diamond color blends, you cannot add more
colors, these can only be two color blends. You can change the color, shade and
opacity of the two color stops, but not the location of either the color stops or
the midway point.
• Check Full Radial to spread the center color out to soften the blend. This option
is only available for radial blends.
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Aspect Ratio: The aspect ratio is used to define and control the shape of the
radial blend. The default aspect ratio for each radial blend you create is dependent
on the box shape you have selected. If you change the size/shape of the selected
box, the aspect ratio will automatically adjust. This option is only available for
radial blends.
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The following options are on the drop-down menu under the icon:
• Copy Color Blend: Use this option to copy the color blend applied to the selected
box.
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