Creating Fills With The Gradient Tool; To Set Or Change The Transparency Of An Opacity Swatch - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To set or change the transparency of an opacity swatch:

1. Click the opacity swatch.
2.
Do one of the following:
Drag the slider to the percentage of transparency, where 0 is completely transparent
and 100 is completely opaque.
Enter a numeric value from 0 to 100 to set the opacity value.
The transparency checkerboard shows through the gradient in transparent areas.
3. When you have finished editing the gradient, press Enter or click outside the Edit Gradient
pop-up window. The gradient fill appears in any selected objects and becomes the active
fill.
To adjust the transition between colors in the fill:
Drag color swatches left or right.

Creating fills with the Gradient tool

The Gradient tool is in the same tool group as the Paint Bucket tool. This new tool works
much as the Paint Bucket tool does, but it fills an object with a gradient instead of a solid
color. Like the Paint Bucket tool, it retains the properties of the last-used element.
To use the Gradient tool:
1. Click the Paint Bucket tool in the Tools panel and select the Gradient tool from the
pop-up menu.
2. Select from the following attributes in the Property inspector:
Fill Options is a pop-up menu from which you can select a gradient type.
Fill Color box
, when clicked, displays the Edit Gradient pop-up window, from which you
can set a variety of color and transparency options.
Edge
determines if the gradient has a hard, anti-aliased, or feathered fill edge. If you select
a feathered edge, you can specify the amount of the feathering.
Texture
gives you many options to select from, including Grain, Metal, Hatch, Mesh,
or Sandpaper.
3.
Click and drag the pointer to establish a starting point of the gradient as well as the
direction and length of the gradient area.
Applying gradient and pattern fills 187