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3 To define the starting color of a gradient, click the left square below the gradient slider
in the Gradient palette, and then do one of the following:
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) a color swatch in the Swatches palette.
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Create a color using the sliders or the color slider in the Color palette.
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Drag a color from the Color palette or the Swatches palette to the square below the
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gradient slider.
Note: If you create a gradient between spot colors, you must deselect Convert to Process in
the Separation Setup dialog box to print the gradient in individual spot color separations.
(See "Printing gradients as separations" on page
4 To define the ending color of the gradient, click the right square below the gradient
slider. Then choose the color you want as described in step 3.
5 Choose Linear or Radial from the pop-up menu to indicate the type of gradient you
want. With a radial gradient, the beginning point of the gradient defines the center point
of the fill, which radiates outward to the endpoint.
6 To adjust the beginning point or endpoint of the gradient, drag the squares located
below the slider. To adjust the midpoint of the gradient (the point at which the colors are
at 50%), drag the diamond icon located above the slider.
7 Enter the angle of direction for the gradient in the Angle text box. The angle can range
from –180 to 180 degrees. (The angle option is not available when a radial gradient is
chosen.)
8 To save the gradient, do one of the following:
Drag the completed gradient from the Gradient palette to the Swatches palette.
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Drag the gradient from the Fill box in the toolbox to the Swatches palette.
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Click the New Swatch button in the Swatches palette.
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Modifying gradients
You can modify gradients by adding colors to make blends from multiple colors or by
adjusting the endpoints and midpoints of the gradients.
Gradient colors are defined by a series of stops in the gradient slider. A stop is the point at
which a gradient changes from one color to the next and is identified by a square below
the gradient slider. The squares in the Gradient palette display the color currently assigned
to each gradient stop.
It's a good idea to fill an object with the gradient you plan to adjust so that you can
preview the effect on the artwork as you adjust the gradient.
To add intermediate colors to a gradient:
Do one of the following:
Drag and drop a color from the Swatches palette or the Color palette onto the gradient
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slider in the Gradient palette.
Click anywhere below the gradient slider to define another color square. You can then
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select a color and adjust the square as you would any other starting or ending color.
To delete an intermediate color, drag the square off the gradient slider.
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