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Area</emph> and select <emph>Gradient</emph> as the <emph>Fill</emph> type.</paragraph> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 58cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153415" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Select a gradient style from the list and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154702" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">Creating Custom Gradients</paragraph> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145791" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">You can define your own gradients and modify existing gradients, as well as save and load a list of gradient files.</paragraph> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145384" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="62">To create a custom gradient:</paragraph> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 66cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="11">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150046" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select a gradient from the list to use as the basis for your new gradient and click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145116" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">Type a name for the gradient in the text box and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6535843" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">The name appears at the end of the gradient list and is selected for editing.</paragraph> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150391" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="15">Set the gradient properties and click <emph>Modify</emph> to save the gradient.</paragraph> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156396" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="16">Click <emph>OK.</emph> </paragraph> 81cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149947" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="40">Using Gradients and Transparency</paragraph> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3157905" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="41">You can adjust the properties of a gradient as well as the transparency of a drawing object with your mouse.</paragraph> 85cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150653" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="63">To adjust the gradient of a drawing object:</paragraph> 86cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154844" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="42">Select a drawing object with the gradient that you want to modify.</paragraph> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145592" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="43">Choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Gradients</emph> tab.</paragraph> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107BE" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Adjust the values for the gradient to suit your needs and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150659" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="46">To adjust the transparency of an object, select the object, choose <emph>Format - Area</emph> and click the <emph>Transparency</emph> tab.</paragraph> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir <section id="relatedtopics"> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir 100cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/sdraw/guide/color_define.xhp#color_define"/> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir 102cdf0e10cSrcweir </section> 103cdf0e10cSrcweir </body> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 105