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To add intermediate colors to a gradient:
1
Double-click a gradient swatch in the Swatches palette, or display the Gradient palette.
2
Click anywhere below the gradient bar to define a new color stop. The new color stop is
automatically defined by the color values at that position along the existing gradient.
3
Adjust the new color stop.
To remove an intermediate color from a gradient:
Select the intermediate color stop, and drag it to the edge of the palette.
To reverse a gradient’s color progression:
1
Activate a gradient.
2
In the Gradient palette, click the Reverse button
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Adjusting gradients with the gradient tool
Once you have filled an object with a gradient, you can modify the gradient by using the
gradient tool to “repaint” the fill by dragging along an imaginary line. This tool lets you
change the direction of a gradient, its beginning point and endpoint, and apply a gradient
across multiple objects.
To use the gradient tool on selected text, or objects with an existing gradient:
1
In the Swatches palette or toolbox, select the Fill box or the Stroke box, depending on
where the original gradient was applied.
2
Select the gradient tool, and position it at the place where you want to define the
beginning point of the gradient. Drag across the object in the direction you want the
gradient to be applied. Hold down Shift to constrain the tool to multiples of 45 degrees.
3
Release the mouse button at the place where you want to define the endpoint of the
gradient.
Drag to set direction and length of gradient
To apply a gradient across multiple selected objects:
1
Make sure that all selected objects already use a gradient.
2
In the toolbox, select the Fill box or the Stroke box.
3
Select the gradient tool, and position it where you want to define the beginning point
of the gradient. Drag across the object in the direction you want the gradient to be
applied. Hold down Shift to constrain the tool to multiples of 45 degrees.
