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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Cross-Fading Two Objects</title>
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33<bookmark_value>draw objects; cross-fading two objects</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>cross-fading; two draw objects</bookmark_value>
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36<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U"><variable id="cross_fading"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/cross_fading.xhp" name="Cross-Fading Two Objects">Cross-Fading Two Objects</link>
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38<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154754" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Cross-fading creates shapes and distributes them by uniform increments between two drawing objects.</paragraph>
39<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3155112" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">The cross-fading command is only available in $[officename] Draw. You can, however, copy and paste cross-faded objects into $[officename] Impress.</paragraph>
40<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149209" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">To cross-fade two objects:</paragraph>
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43<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150370" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Hold down Shift and click each object.</paragraph>
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45<listitem>
46<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3166428" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Edit - Cross-fading</emph>.</paragraph>
47</listitem>
48<listitem>
49<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156450" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Enter a value to specify the number of objects between the start and end of the cross-fade in the <emph>Increments</emph> box.</paragraph>
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52<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149405" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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54</list>
55<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151240" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">A group containing the two original objects and the specified number (increments) of cross-faded objects is displayed.</paragraph>
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60<image id="img_id3150210" src="res/helpimg/ueberblenden.png"><alt id="alt_id3150210" xml-lang="en-US">Illustration for crossfading</alt>
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64<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154766" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">You can edit the individual objects of a group by selecting the group and pressing F3. Press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+F3 to exit the group editing mode.</paragraph>
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70<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><link href="text/simpress/01/02150000.xhp" name="Editing - Cross-fading">Editing - Cross-fading</link></paragraph>
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