Fill a Shape with a Graduated Color

10/30/2009 1:10 PM
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The Graduated Fill Commands give you the ability to use unlimited colors for the start and end of the fill as well as 360ยบ angle options for the direction of the fill. The Start Color and End Color Commands opens the Color dialog for color choices. The Graduated Fill Studio enables you to change the angle of the fill, choose colors and preview the choices before you apply them to a shape.

 

You can set these colors before you create a Graduated Fill shape, or change the colors anytime after. You can even switch back and forth between solid and graduated fills. Graduated fills can be used on any shapes except lines. See Draw a Line to see how to make a shape that looks like a graduated fill line.

 

 

Create a Graduated Fill Shape 

Graduated Fill shapes are made exactly like Solid Fill shapes. The difference is in the color selection. Solid Fill shapes can be changed to Graduated Fill and Graduated Fill can be changed to Solid Fill by using the Commands in the Colors Group. 

  • Click on Draw Tab>Shapes Group. This opens the Shapes selection.  
  • Select the shape that you want in the Shapes Using Graduated Fill Group.
  • The shape is added to the page with the Graduated Fill colors currently selected in the Start Color and End Color dialogs.

    • Choose the graduated fill colors

    If you have a shape you want to fill, select it. If you are choosing colors first, go to the next step. 

        Choose a Start Color 

        • Click on Graduated Fills>Start Color to choose a starting color for the graduated fill. This opens the Color dialog. 

        • Click to choose a color from the first window or click More Colors for more options.
        • In the next window, choose the color that you want on the Standard tab or mix your own color on the Custom tab.
        • Click OK to apply the color to the shape.

           

          Choose an End Color

          • Click on Graduated Fills>End Color choose an ending color for the graduated fill. This opens the Color dialog.
          • Click to choose a theme color from the first window or click More Colors for more options.
          • In the More Colors window, choose the color that you want on the Standard tab or mix your own color on the Custom tab.
          • Click OK to apply the color to the shape.

         

         You can also choose start and end colors in the Graduated Fill Studio. The studio gives you direction and angle options for your fill.