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Gradient Fill: Two Colors
About this task
An object's fill is configured on the Colors tab of its Properties dialog box.
(Optional) Click the Browse button to the right of the Style drop-down list.
The Fill Effects dialog box opens.
Select the Gradient tab.
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Shade Style
CimEdit provides several gradient styles for filling the selected object.
Style types include:
Horizontal
Vertical
Diagonal up
Diagonal down
From corner
To corner
From center.
Do one of the following.
Select the style from the drop-down list in the Properties dialog box.
Check a gradient style in the Fill Effects dialog box.
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Variant
Variations of the selected shade style.
Do one of the following.
Select the style from the drop-down list in the Properties dialog box.
Click a gradient style in the Fill Effects dialog box.
Note: The variants in the two top two boxes indicate that the fill should conform to the shape of the object, e.g. if the shape is a polygon the fill will follow the lines in the polygon; if it is an ellipse the shape will follow the ellipse.
As a result, when an ellipse is selected, for some shading styles, the top and bottom variant fills will actually look the same. For other shapes, e.g. a rectangle) they will look exactly like the images indicated in the Variants boxes.
Example
A Red/Black gradient has been applied to a rectangle and circle, as follows.
A
From center is selected as the shading style.
B
The top left variant is selected.
C
The rectangle object fill looks like the selection.
D
The ellipse object fill conforms to the shape; as a result it resembles the bottom left box.
4
One color
Clear One color to configure a two-color gradient.
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Color 1
One color in the gradient. Where it is positioned depends on the selected gradient.
The Down arrow to the right of the Color field opens the CimEdit palette.
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Color 2r
One color in the gradient. Where it is positioned depends on the selected gradient.
The Down arrow to the right of the Color field opens the CimEdit palette.
Note: If you decide you want to use one color, check the One color box.