Add more colors to a multi-stage fill

Applies to Linear, Circular, Elliptical, Conical and Diamond fills. Multi-stage fills let you have several different colors in your fill. So, a fill could run red-green-red yellow. You have full control over the colors used and where the colors change.

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image\PRCARROW.gif To add more colors to a multi-stage fill

This is the same as creating a multi-stage fill:

1. Select the object (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Fill Tool - this displays the Fill arrow.

3. Drag-and-drop colors from the Color Line or Color Gallery onto the Fill arrow (see Notes.)

Notes:

image\BULLET.gif Conical fills have a semicircular Fill arrow. Other fill types have straight Fill arrows. Always drag-and-drop colors onto the arrow.

image\BULLET.gif Elliptical and Diamond fills have a pair of Fill arrows. You can apply colors to only one of these arrows. (The arrow that was horizontal when you created the fill - this is the "primary" arrow.)

image\BULLET.gif The Selector Tool can also display the Fill arrow. See Enabling fill handles.

Movies (not working in this version)

Coloring objects

Using linear, circular, elliptical and conical fills

Creating multi-stage fills

Changing multi-stage fills

Fill Tool