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About the Color Mixer 113
The Color Mixer has the following options:
Stroke color changes the color of the stroke, or the border, of a graphic object.
Fill Color changes the color of the fill. The fill is the area of color that fills up the shape.
Type pop-up menu changes the fill style:
None removes the fill.
Solid
provides a solid, single fill color.
Linear
produces a gradient that blends on a linear path.
Radial produces a gradient that blends outward in a circular path from a central focal
point.
Bitmap
lets you tile the selected fill area with a bitmap image that you can select. When
you choose Bitmap, a dialog box lets you select a bitmap image on your local computer,
and add it to the library. You can apply this bitmap as a fill; the appearance is something
similar to a mosaic tile pattern with the image repeated within the shape.
RGB
let you change the density of the red, blue, and green (RGB) colors in a fill.
Alpha
sets the opacity for a solid fill, or the currently selected slider for a gradient fill. An
alpha value of 0% creates an invisible (or transparent) fill; an alpha value of 100% creates an
opaque fill.
Current Color Swatch displays the currently selected color. If you select a gradient fill type
(Linear or Radial) from the fill Type pop-up menu, the Current Color Swatch displays the
color transitions within the gradient you create.
Color Picker lets you select a color visually. Click the Color Picker and drag the cross-hair
pointer around until you find the color you want.
Hexadecimal value
displays the current color’s hexadecimal value. To change the color using
the hexadecimal value, type in a new value. Hexadecimal color values (also called hex values)
are 6-digit alphanumeric combinations that represent a color.
Overflow lets you control colors applied past the limits of a linear or radial gradient. The
overflow modes are extend (the default mode), reflect, and repeat.
Extend
applies the colors you specify past the end of the gradient.
Reflect causes the gradient colors to fill the shape using a reflective mirroring effect. The
gradients you specify are repeated in a pattern of from the beginning of the gradient to the
end, and then repeated in the opposite sequence from the end of the gradient to the
beginning, and then back to the beginning of the gradient to the end until the selected
shape is filled.