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  40 <topic id="textsdrawguidegradientxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  41 <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating Gradient Fills</title>
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  49 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150792"><bookmark_value>gradients; applying and defining</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>editing;gradients</bookmark_value>
  51 <bookmark_value>defining;gradients</bookmark_value>
  52 <bookmark_value>custom gradients</bookmark_value>
  53 <bookmark_value>transparency;adjusting</bookmark_value>
  54 </bookmark>
  55   <comment>mw deleted "applying;"</comment>
  56   <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>
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  58   <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>
  59   <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147436" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="61">To apply a gradient:</paragraph>
  60   <list type="ordered">
  61    <listitem>
  62     <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146974" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Select a drawing object.</paragraph>
  63    </listitem>
  64    <listitem>
  65     <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>
  66    </listitem>
  67    <listitem>
  68     <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>
  69    </listitem>
  70   </list>
  71   <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154702" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">Creating Custom Gradients</paragraph>
  72   <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>
  73   <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145384" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="62">To create a custom gradient:</paragraph>
  74   <list type="ordered">
  75    <listitem>
  76     <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>
  77    </listitem>
  78    <listitem>
  79     <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>
  80    </listitem>
  81    <listitem>
  82     <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>
  83     <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>
  84    </listitem>
  85    <listitem>
  86     <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>
  87    </listitem>
  88    <listitem>
  89     <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156396" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="16">Click <emph>OK.</emph> </paragraph>
  90    </listitem>
  91   </list>
  92   <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149947" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="40">Using Gradients and Transparency</paragraph>
  93   <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>
  94   <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>
  95   <list type="ordered">
  96    <listitem>
  97     <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>
  98    </listitem>
  99    <listitem>
 100     <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>
 101    </listitem>
 102    <listitem>
 103     <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>
 104    </listitem>
 105   </list>
 106   <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>
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