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Fill Color
All graphic objects have a fill property. Fill refers to the color, gradient, or
pattern inside an item. Any graphic item, including frames, can have a fill
property. Fill Color also determines the background color for cells in a
spreadsheet.

Examples of pens and fills.
To Format the Fill for a Graphic Item or Frame
The Fill Color tool on the FormatBar
is used for formatting an item's fill. You can also tear-off the Fill Color
tool. See the Tear-Off Tools topic for more information
about tearing off tools.

To Format the Fill
- Select the item you wish to format.
- From the FormatBar, use the following buttons to format the fill. You can also use
the tear-off formatting palette if it is displayed.
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Fill Color tool
Fill Color tool menu bar
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Fill Color Tool: This tool sets the
color (or fill) of the selected item. Click the tool to
display a menu bar. The menu bar contains the following color choices:
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Color. Position the cursor over the tab,
then select the color you want from the palette. The palette displays the currently active
color set. To display other sets, see the Ink Sets topic
for more information. The colors on the palette can be customized. See the Customizing Inks topic for more information. |
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Pattern: Position the cursor
over the tab, then select the pattern or texture you want from the palette. The palette
displays the current set of patterns or textures. To display other sets (including
the texture set), see the Ink Sets topic for more
information. The patterns or textures on the palette can be customized. See the Customizing Inks topic for more information. |
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Gradient: Position the cursor over the
tab, then select the gradient you want from the palette. The palette displays the current
set of gradients. To display other sets, see the Ink Sets
topic for more information. The gradients on this palette can be customized.
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Transparency: Position the cursor over
the tab, then select the opacity or transparency of the fill. 100% represents full
opacity, 0% denotes total transparency. A transparent fill makes whatever items are
behind the item show through. An opaque fill is whatever color, gradient, or pattern
you chose. See the Transparency topic for more
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