Apply an unnamed gradient using the Gradient panel
Although
the Swatches panel is the recommended panel for creating and storing gradients,
you can also work with gradients by using the Gradient panel (Window >
Gradient), with which you may be familiar if you also use Adobe
Illustrator. You can add the current gradient to the Swatches panel
at any time. The Gradient panel is useful for creating an unnamed
gradient that won’t be used often.
Gradient panel
A.
Gradient fill
B.
Gradient
type menu
C.
Reverse button
D.
Starting
color stop
E.
Midpoint
F.
Ending
color stop
Note: If
you select an object that currently uses a named gradient, editing
the gradient by using the Gradient panel will change the color of
that object only. To edit every instance of a named gradient, double-click
its swatch in the Swatches panel.
Select the object or objects you
want to change.
Click the Fill or Stroke box in the Swatches panel or
the Toolbox. (If the Gradient Fill box is not visible, choose Show
Options in the Gradient panel menu.)
To open the Gradient panel, choose Window >
Gradient, or double-click the Gradient tool in
the Toolbox.
To define the starting color of a gradient, click the
leftmost color stop below the gradient bar, and then do one of the
following:
Drag a swatch from the Swatches panel and
drop it on the color stop.
Alt‑click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
a color swatch in the Swatches panel.
In the Color panel, create a color using the sliders
or the color bar.
To define the ending color of the gradient, click the
rightmost color stop below the gradient bar. Then choose the color
you like, as described in the previous step.
Select either Linear or Radial in the Type menu, and
adjust color and midpoint positions as explained in Create a gradient swatch.
Note: When you change the gradient type, it will reset the
gradient’s starting and ending points to its original default for
the currently selected object.
To adjust the gradient angle, type a value for Angle.
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