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You can also create your own frame styles in the Dashes and Stripes dialog box (Edit
menu) and specify frame settings in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see "Item
Styles XTensions software."
Applying colors to boxes
To apply a background color to active boxes, do one of the following:
Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), click the Box tab, and then use the controls
in the Box area.
Display the Colors palette (Window > Colors), click the Background Color button ,
and then use the controls in the palette.
Use the controls in the Classic tab of the Measurements palette.
The controls available in these tabs and palette are as follows:
Box Color: Lets you specify the background color for the box.
Shade: Lets you specify the tint of the background color (0% = white, 100% = full color).
Opacity: Lets you control the transparency of the box background (0% = fully transparent,
100% = fully opaque).
You can also specify box color in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see "Item Styles
XTensions software."
Applying blends to boxes
A blend is a gradual transition from one color to another. To apply a blend to the
background of active boxes, do one of the following:
Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), click the Box tab, and then use the controls
in the Blend area.
Display the Colors palette (Window > Colors), click the Background Color button ,
and then use the controls in the palette.
The blend-related controls available in this tab and palette are as follows:
Style: Lets you control the type of blend.
Angle: Lets you control the angle of the transition from one color to the other.
Blends have two colors, each of which can have its own shade and opacity. In the Box
tab of the Modify dialog box, the color in the Box area is the first color and the color in
the Blend area is the second color. In the Colors palette, click #1 to set up the first color
and #2 to set up the second color.
You can also specify blends in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see "Item Styles
XTensions software."
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