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If not, see 28*cdf0e10cSrcweir * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> 29*cdf0e10cSrcweir * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. 30*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 31*cdf0e10cSrcweir ************************************************************************ 32*cdf0e10cSrcweir --> 33*cdf0e10cSrcweir 34*cdf0e10cSrcweir 35*cdf0e10cSrcweir <helpdocument version="1.0"> 36*cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 37*cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textsdrawguidegradientxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 38*cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating Gradient Fills</title> 39*cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/sdraw/guide/gradient.xhp</filename> 40*cdf0e10cSrcweir</topic> 41*cdf0e10cSrcweir</meta> 42*cdf0e10cSrcweir<body> 43*cdf0e10cSrcweir 44*cdf0e10cSrcweir 45*cdf0e10cSrcweir 46*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150792"><bookmark_value>gradients; applying and defining</bookmark_value> 47*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>editing;gradients</bookmark_value> 48*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>defining;gradients</bookmark_value> 49*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>custom gradients</bookmark_value> 50*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>transparency;adjusting</bookmark_value> 51*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark> 52*cdf0e10cSrcweir <comment>mw deleted "applying;"</comment> 53*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150792" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="3"><variable id="gradient"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/gradient.xhp" name="Creating Gradient Fills">Creating Gradient Fills</link> 54*cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph> 55*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154012" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">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> 56*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147436" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="61">To apply a gradient:</paragraph> 57*cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 58*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 59*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146974" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Select a drawing object.</paragraph> 60*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 61*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 62*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154491" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and select <emph>Gradient</emph> as the <emph>Fill</emph> type.</paragraph> 63*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 64*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 65*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153415" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Select a gradient style from the list and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 66*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 67*cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 68*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154702" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">Creating Custom Gradients</paragraph> 69*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145791" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">You can define your own gradients and modify existing gradients, as well as save and load a list of gradient files.</paragraph> 70*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145384" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="62">To create a custom gradient:</paragraph> 71*cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 72*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 73*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="11">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 74*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150046" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select a gradient from the list to use as the basis for your new gradient and click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145116" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">Type a name for the gradient in the text box and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150391" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="15">Set the gradient properties and click <emph>Modify</emph> to save the gradient.</paragraph> 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156396" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="16">Click <emph>OK.</emph> </paragraph> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149947" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="40">Using Gradients and Transparency</paragraph> 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157905" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="41">You can adjust the properties of a gradient as well as the transparency of a drawing object with your mouse.</paragraph> 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150653" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="63">To adjust the gradient of a drawing object:</paragraph> 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154844" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="42">Select a drawing object with the gradient that you want to modify.</paragraph> 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145592" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="43">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150659" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="46">To adjust the transparency of an object, select the object, choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Transparency</emph> tab.</paragraph> 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir <section id="relatedtopics"> 105*cdf0e10cSrcweir 106*cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/color_define.xhp#color_define"/> 107*cdf0e10cSrcweir 108*cdf0e10cSrcweir </section> 109*cdf0e10cSrcweir </body> 110*cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 111