Operation Manual

Colour, Fills, and Transparency 141
2. Click the Transparency Tool on the Attributes toolbar. The
object's transparency path appears on the fill or line, with start and
end handles.
3. To add a transparency handle, drag from any solid transparency
sample in the Transparency tab to the point on the path where you
want to add the handle.
The higher the percentage value assigned to a transparency handle,
the more transparent the effect at that point.
4. To change the transparency value of any existing handle, including
the start and end handles, select the handle and click on a new
thumbnail in the Transparency tab's Solid transparency gallery (you
can also drag your chosen thumbnail onto the selected handle).
5. To move a handle you've added, drag to a new position on the path.
6. To delete a handle you've added, select it and press the Delete key.
Understanding blend modes
You can think of blend modes as different rules for putting overlaying
pixels together to create a resulting colour. Note that blend modes work
in relation to the colours of the objects themselves (shapes, lines, and so
on).