Operation Manual

236 Colour, Fills, and Transparency
To apply a gradient fill with the Fill Tool:
1. Select an object.
2. Click the Fill Tool button on the Attributes toolbar's Fill flyout.
3. Display the Swatches tab and ensure either Fill or Line is
selected (for an object's fill or outline, respectively).
4. Click and drag on the object to define the fill path. The object takes a
simple Linear fill, grading from the object's current colour to
monochrome white.
If the object is white already (or has no fill), grading is from white
to black.
Alternatively, a dialog can be used to add or subtract key colours from the
gradient, apply different key colours to individual nodes, or vary the overall
shading of the effect applied to the object.
To apply or edit a gradient or bitmap fill using a dialog:
1. Display the Swatches tab and ensure either Fill or Line is
selected (for an object's fill or outline, respectively).
2. Right-click the object and choose Format>Fill, or select it and choose
Fill... from the Format menu.
- or -
Click the Edit Fill button on the Attributes toolbar's Fill flyout.