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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
Before releasing the mouse, Press Up Arrow or Down Arrow to add or subtract rings. Press the tilde (~) key to
randomly place the rings.
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Release the mouse when the end handle is in the desired location.
Each element (center, halo, rings, and rays) in the flare is filled with color at different opacity settings.
To create a flare using the Flare Tool Options dialog box
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Select the Flare tool, and click where you want to place the center handle of the flare.
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In the Flare Tool Options dialog box, do any of the following options, and click OK:
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Specify the overall diameter, opacity, and brightness of the flare’s center.
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Specify the Growth of the halo as a percentage of the overall size, and specify the fuzziness of the halo (0 is crisp
and 100 is fuzzy).
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If you want the flare to contain rays, select Rays and specify the number of rays, the longest ray (as a percentage
of the average ray), and the fuzziness of the rays (0 is crisp and 100 is fuzzy).
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If you want the flare to contain rings, select Rings and specify the distance of the path between the halo’s center
point (center handle) and the center point of the furthest ring (end handle), the number of rings, the largest ring
(as a percentage of the average ring), and the direction or angle of the rings.
To edit a flare
Do any of the following:
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Select the flare, and double-click the Flare tool icon to open the Flare Tool Options dialog box. Change settings in
the dialog box.
To reset a flare to the default values, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click Reset.
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Select the flare and the Flare tool. Drag an endpoint—from either the center handle or the end handle—to change
the length or direction of the flare.
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Select the flare, and choose Object > Expand. This makes the elements of the flare editable, like elements of blends.
(See “Expanding objects” on page 284.)