Operation Manual

328 Color, Fills, and Transparency
Working with gradient and bitmap fills
Gradient fills provide a gradation or spectrum of colors spreading between two
or more points on an object. A gradient fill has an editable path with nodes that
mark the origin of each of these key colors. A bitmap fill uses a named bitmap—
often a material, pattern, or background image—to fill an object.
Linear
Elliptical
Conical
Bitmap
You can apply preset gradient and bitmap fills from the Swatches tab to the fill
or outline of a shape or text frame; artistic text can also take a gradient or bitmap
fill (for the text, its outline, and background).
Creative frame text and creative table text can also have gradient or
bitmap fills applied (for the text, outline, and background), along
with individual creative table cell borders and backgrounds.
Applying different transparency effects (using the Transparency tab)
won't alter the object's fill settings as such, but may significantly
alter a fill's actual appearance.