Gradient Fill: On Screen Formatting
An object can be quickly filled with a gradient without opening its Properties dialog box.
Select the object to be filled.
The Ribbon bar provides the following tools.
1 | Color 1, Color 2 |
- Click Color 1 in the Format>Fill group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
A CimEdit Color palette opens.
Note: As the cursor moves over colors, the object fill changes color accordingly.
- Click the color that will fill the object's gradient background.
- (Optional) Select the color's transparency percent.
The palette closes; the selected color displays as the gradient background.
- Click Color 2
A second CimEdit Color palette opens.
- Click the color that will fill the object's gradient foreground.
- (Optional) Select the color's transparency percent.
The palette closes; the selected color displays as the gradient foreground.
2 | Fill Type |
Use either of the following to select a pattern fill.
A | Gradient button |
- (If the gradient you want does not display on the Fill Button bar) scroll up and down to find it.
- Click the gradient button when you find the style you are looking for.
Note: As you move the cursor over gradient buttons, the gradient fill in the object changes accordingly.
B | Dropdown menu |
- Click the Dropdown menu button in the Fill group.
A Dropdown menu opens.
- Do either of the following.
A | Click the pattern box on the dropdown menu that represents the gradient you want. |
B | Click More Info. The object's Properties dialog box will open displaying your color and pattern choices. |