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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating Gradient Fills</title>
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<bookmark_value>editing;gradients</bookmark_value>
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  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150792" role="heading" level="1"><variable id="gradient"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/gradient.xhp">Creating Gradient Fills</link> 
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  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154012" role="paragraph">A gradient fill is an incremental blend of two different colors, or shades of the same color, that you can apply to a drawing object.</paragraph>
  <h3 id="hd_id3147436">To apply a gradient:</h3>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146974" role="listitem">Select a drawing object.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154491" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and select <emph>Gradient</emph> as the <emph>Fill</emph> type.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153415" role="listitem">Select a gradient style from the list and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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  <h2 id="hd_id3154702">Creating Custom Gradients</h2>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145791" role="paragraph">You can define your own gradients and modify existing gradients, as well as save and load a list of gradient files.</paragraph>
  <h3 id="hd_id3145384">To create a custom gradient:</h3>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="paragraph">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150046" role="paragraph">Select a gradient from the list to use as the basis for your new gradient and click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145116" role="paragraph">Type a name for the gradient in the text box and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6535843" role="paragraph">The name appears at the end of the gradient list and is selected for editing.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150391" role="paragraph">Set the gradient properties and click <emph>Modify</emph> to save the gradient.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156396" role="paragraph">Click <emph>OK.</emph> </paragraph>
   </listitem>
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  <h2 id="hd_id3149947">Using Gradients and Transparency</h2>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157905" role="paragraph">You can adjust the properties of a gradient as well as the transparency of a drawing object with your mouse.</paragraph>
  <h3 id="hd_id3150653">To adjust the gradient of a drawing object:</h3>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154844" role="paragraph">Select a drawing object with the gradient that you want to modify.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145592" role="paragraph">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107BE" role="paragraph">Adjust the values for the gradient to suit your needs and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
  </list>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150659" role="tip">To adjust the transparency of an object, select the object, choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Transparency</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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