MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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To select a foreground and destination color for color-shifting inks:
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Click the color box on the left to select a foreground color; click the color box on the right to
select a destination color.
These colors affect the Gradient, Cycle, and Switch inks. Each of these inks uses a range of
colors that shifts between the foreground color and the destination color.
See “Using gradients” on page 224 and “Using Paint window inks” on page 229.
To select the foreground and background colors
:
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Use the Foreground Color pop-up menu to select the primary fill color (used when the pattern
is solid and the ink is Normal).
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Use the Background Color pop-up menu to select the secondary color (the background color
in a pattern or text).
To select a pattern for the foreground color, do one of the following:
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To change the pattern palette, select Pattern Settings at the bottom of the Patterns
pop-up menu.
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To define a tile—a pattern that is based on a rectangular section of an existing cast member—
select Tile Settings from the Patterns pop-up menu.
See “Editing patterns” on page 228 and “Creating a custom tile” on page 229.
Foreground
color
Background
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Patterns