MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual page 78

If you selected the Fill icon in step 4, verify that Solid is selected in the Fill Style pop-up menu
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in the center of the Color Mixer.
Click the arrow in the lower right corner to expand the Color Mixer.
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Do one of the following:
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Click in the color space in the Color Mixer to select a color. Drag the Brightness control to
adjust the brightness of the color.
Note: To create colors other than black or white, make sure the Brightness control is not set to
either extreme.
Enter values in the color value boxes: Red, Green, and Blue values for RGB display; Hue,
Saturation, and Brightness values for HSB display; or hexadecimal values for hexadecimal
display. Enter an Alpha value to specify the degree of transparency, from 0 for complete
transparency to 100 for complete opacity.
Click the Default Stroke and Fill button to return to the default color settings, black and
white (white fill and black stroke).
Click the Swap Stroke and Fill button to swap colors between the fill and the stroke.
Click the No Color button to apply no color to the fill or stroke.
Note: You cannot apply a stroke or fill of No Color to an existing object. Instead, select the
existing stroke or fill and delete it.
Click the Stroke or Fill color box and select a color from the pop-up window.
To add the color defined in step 7 to the color swatch list for the current document, select Add
8.
Swatch from the pop-up menu in the upper right corner of the Color Mixer.
To create or edit a gradient fill with the Color Mixer:
To apply a gradient fill to existing artwork, select an object or objects on the Stage.
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If the Color Mixer is not visible, select Window > Design Panels > Color Mixer.
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To select a color mode display, select RGB (the default setting) or HSB.
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Select a gradient type from the Fill Style pop-up menu in the center of the Color Mixer:
4.
Linear Gradient
straight line.
Radial Gradient
circular pattern.
The gradient definition bar appears in place of the color bar in the Color Mixer, with pointers
below the bar indicating each color in the gradient.
Click the arrow in the lower right corner to expand the Color Mixer.
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To change a color in the gradient, click one of the pointers below the gradient definition bar
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and click in the color space that appears directly below the gradient bar in the expanded Color
Mixer. Drag the Brightness control to adjust the lightness of the color.
To add a pointer to the gradient, click on or below the gradient definition bar. Select a color for
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the new pointer as described in step 6.
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creates a gradient that shades from the starting point to the end point in a
creates a gradient that shades from the starting point to the end point in a