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In contrast, if you target a group that has been created with the Group command, and
then change the opacity, the group is treated as a single object by the Transparency
palette, and the opacities within the group don't change. In other words, objects within
the group don't interact with each other in transparency.
Individual objects selected and set to 50% opacity (left)
and group selected and set to 50% opacity (right)
Using the Transparency palette
Use the Transparency palette to specify the opacity and blending mode of objects, to
isolate blending, and to "knock out" a portion of one object with the overlying portion of
another object. (See "Selecting blending modes" on page 289
knockouts" on page 292.)
To display the Transparency palette:
Choose Window > Transparency.
To display transparency options:
Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette, and choose Show Options.
Specifying transparency
You can apply transparency to selected objects and groups (including graphic and text
frames), but not to individual text characters or layers; and you cannot apply different
transparency values to the fill and stroke of an object. However, imported graphics with
those types of transparency effects will display and print correctly.
Note: To ensure that transparent objects imported from Illustrator 9.0 and later, Acrobat
5.0, or Photoshop appear correctly, use the same color management settings throughout
the applications. For more information, see
applications" on page
technical guides on setting up CMS between multiple applications.
By default, selecting an object or a group and applying a transparency setting changes the
entire object (both the stroke and the fill) or the group container.
To set the opacity of an object or group:
1 Select the object or group using one of the following methods:
Use the direct-selection tool to select an object, a graphic in a frame, or an object in a
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group. This method sets transparency for the selection.
Use the selection tool to select the object, group, or graphics frame. This method sets
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the transparency for the stroke, fill, and contents.
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Working with Transparency
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and "Creating transparency
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