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Area</emph> and select <emph>Gradient</emph> as the <emph>Fill</emph> type.</paragraph> 49bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 50bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 51*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153415" role="listitem" l10n="U">Select a gradient style from the list and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 52bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 53bc4ff2acSmseidel</list> 54*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154702" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Creating Custom Gradients</paragraph> 55*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145791" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">You can define your own gradients and modify existing gradients, as well as save and load a list of gradient files.</paragraph> 56*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145384" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">To create a custom gradient:</paragraph> 57bc4ff2acSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 58bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 59*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 60bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 61bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 62*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150046" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Select a gradient from the list to use as the basis for your new gradient and click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph> 63bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 64bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 65*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145116" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Type a name for the gradient in the text box and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 66bc4ff2acSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6535843" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">The name appears at the end of the gradient list and is selected for editing.</paragraph> 67bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 68bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 69*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150391" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Set the gradient properties and click <emph>Modify</emph> to save the gradient.</paragraph> 70bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 71bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 72*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156396" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 73bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 74bc4ff2acSmseidel</list> 75*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149947" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Using Gradients and Transparency</paragraph> 76*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157905" role="paragraph" l10n="U">You can adjust the properties of a gradient as well as the transparency of a drawing object with your mouse.</paragraph> 77*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150653" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U">To adjust the gradient of a drawing object:</paragraph> 78bc4ff2acSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 79bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 80*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154844" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Select a drawing object with the gradient that you want to modify.</paragraph> 81bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 82bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 83*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145592" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 84bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 85bc4ff2acSmseidel<listitem> 86bc4ff2acSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107BE" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Adjust the values for the gradient to suit your needs and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 87bc4ff2acSmseidel</listitem> 88bc4ff2acSmseidel</list> 89*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150659" role="tip" l10n="U">To adjust the transparency of an object, select the object, choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Transparency</emph> tab.</paragraph> 90bc4ff2acSmseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 91bc4ff2acSmseidel<embed href="text/sdraw/guide/color_define.xhp#color_define"/> 92bc4ff2acSmseidel</section> 93bc4ff2acSmseidel</body> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 95