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COLOR, OPACITY, AND DROP SHADOWS
A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018 | 287
You can delete any color stop by clicking and dragging it down.
Click the reverse icon to reverse the gradient.
Click the Full Radial icon to spread the center color out to soften the
gradient. This option is only available for radial gradients.
The following options are on the drop-down menu under the icon:
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Add to Colors: to add your created gradient to the colors list for this project.
The Edit Gradient dialog displays, allowing you to name your new gradient.
The mixed gradient color you have created will appear on the Colors
palette.
Copy Gradient: Use this option to copy the gradient applied to the selected
item.
Copy Color Stops: Use this option to copy only the defined color stops of
the gradient applied to the selected item. You can then apply these color
stop definitions to another gradient.
Paste Gradient: Use this option to paste the copied gradient onto the
selected item.
Paste Color Stops: Use this option to paste the copied color stops onto the
existing gradient in the selected item.
Overprint Gradient: Use this option to set the overprint option, to prevent
knockout.
The mixed gradient color you have created will appear on the Colors palette, as a
background color called Mixed Colors, when the item the color is applied to is
selected. You can change the shade and opacity of all of the colors in the gradient at
one time using the Colors palette.
Editing a color
To edit an existing color, choose Edit > Colors, select the color you want to edit in
the Colors list, then click Edit to display the Edit Color dialog box. You can also
double-click the color you want to edit in the Colors list to display the Edit Color
dialog box.