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To define a gradient, you add a color stop to add a color to the gradient, drag the color stop and the midpoint icon
to define the range between two colors, and adjust the Opacity stops to specify the transparency that you want in the
gradient.
In the Editor, select the Gradient tool
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To display the Gradient Editor dialog box, click the Edit button next to the gradient sample.
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In the Presets section of the Gradient Editor dialog box, select a gradient on which to base your new gradient.
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To choose colors for your gradient, do one of the following:
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Double-click the color stop , or click the Color swatch to display the Color Picker. Choose a color, and click OK.
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Choose Foreground from the Color pop-up menu to use the current foreground color.
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Choose Background from the Color pop-up menu to use the current background color.
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Choose User Color from the Color pop-up menu to always use the color you chose for the gradient, other than
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the current foreground or background.
To adjust the color stop location for a color, drag the stop left or right.
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To add a color to the gradient, click below the gradient bar to define another color stop.
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To adjust the location of the transition midpoint between colors, drag the diamond below the gradient bar to the
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left or right.
To delete the color stop you are editing, click Delete.
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To set the color transition's smoothness, enter a percentage in the Smoothness text box, or drag the pop-up slider.
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If desired, set transparency values for the gradient by dragging the Opacity stops.
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To save the gradient to the gradient presets, enter a name for the new gradient, and then click New.
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Click OK. The newly created gradient is selected and ready to use.
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See also
"To use the Adobe Color Picker" on page 223
To specify gradient transparency
Each gradient fill contains settings (opacity stops) that control the opacity of the fill at different locations on the
gradient. The checkerboard pattern indicates the amount of transparency in the gradient preview. Gradients need at
least two opacity stops.
Create a gradient.
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To adjust the starting opacity in the Gradient Editor, click the left opacity stop above the gradient bar. The triangle
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below the stop turns black, indicating that you're editing the starting transparency.
Set the Opacity by doing one of the following:
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Enter a value between 0 (fully transparent) and 100% (fully opaque).
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Drag the arrow on the Opacity pop-up slider.
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To adjust the opacity of the endpoint, click the right transparency stop above the gradient bar. Then set the opacity
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as described in step 3.
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