An object's fill is configured on the Colors tab of its Properties dialog box.
Style |
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Shade Style |
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Variant |
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One color |
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Color 1 |
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Color 2 |
1 |
Select Gradient...
(Optional) Click the button to the right of the Style drop-down list.
The Fill Effects dialog box opens.
Select the Gradient tab.
2 |
Shade Style |
CimEdit provides several gradient styles for filling the selected object.
Style types include:
Horizontal
Vertical
Diagonal up
Diagonal down
From corner
To corner
From center.
Do one of the following.
Select the style from the drop-down list in the Properties dialog box.
Check a gradient style in the Fill Effects dialog box.
3 |
Variations of the selected shade style.
Do one of the following.
Select the style from the drop-down list in the Properties dialog box.
Click a gradient style in the Fill Effects dialog box.
Note: The variants in the two top two boxes indicate that the fill should conform to the shape of the object, e.g. if the shape is a polygon the fill will follow the lines in the polygon; if it is an ellipse the shape will follow the ellipse.
As a result, when an ellipse is selected, for some shading styles, the top and bottom variant fills will actually look the same. For other shapes, e.g. a rectangle) they will look exactly like the images indicated in the Variants boxes.
Example
A Red/Black gradient has been applied to a rectangle and circle, as follows.
A |
From center is selected as the shading style. |
B |
The top left variant is selected. |
C |
The rectangle object fill looks like the selection. |
D |
The ellipse object fill conforms to the shape; as a result it resembles the bottom left box. |
4 |
Clear One color to configure a two-color gradient.
5 |
Color 1 |
One color in the gradient. Where it is positioned depends on the selected gradient.
The
arrow to the right of the Color field opens the CimEdit palette.
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Color 2r |
One color in the gradient. Where it is positioned depends on the selected gradient.
The
arrow to the right of the Color field opens the CimEdit palette.Note: If you decide you want to use one color, check the One color box.
Gradient fill: Options |