Applying fountain transparency

Fountain transparency makes the object fade from one transparency value to another. The fountain transparency can be linear, elliptical, conical, or rectangular.

From left to right: Original object with a linear, elliptical, conical, and rectangular transparency applied.

The application provides a collection of fountain transparencies that you can access. You can browse the available transparencies, search by keyword, mark transparencies as favorites, and sort them. You can also download additional fill packs, which can be used as transparencies. For more information, see Finding and viewing fills and transparencies.

You can create a fountain transparency by adding and removing nodes, and specifying a transparency value for each node. You can also reverse, mirror, resize, or skew a fountain transparency, or apply other transformations.

After you create a fountain transparency, you can save it for future use or share. For more information, see Saving fills and transparencies.

To apply a fountain transparency

2 .	Click Edit Property manager.

3 .	In the Transparency area of the Property manager docker, click the Fountain transparency button to display fountain transparency options.

You can also
Apply the transparency only to the fill or the outline of the object	Click the Fill button or the Outline button in the Transparency area of the Property manager docker.
Modify the transparency	Click the Edit transparency button in the Property manager docker, and specify the settings you want.

You can also click the Transparency tool in the toolbox, and use the controls on the property bar to apply a fountain transparency.

For information about how to find transparencies in the Transparency picker, see To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies.

To create a fountain transparency

2 .	Click Edit Property manager.

3 .	In the Transparency area of the Property manager docker, click the Fountain transparency button to display fountain transparency options.

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Linear fountain transparency

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Elliptical fountain transparency

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Conical fountain transparency

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Rectangular fountain transparency

You can also
Change the transparency of the midpoint	Select the midpoint node, and type a value in the Node transparency box.
Add an intermediate transparency	Double-click the grayscale band where you want to add a node. With the new node selected, type a value in the Node transparency box.
Change the position of an intermediate transparency	Drag the corresponding node to a new location above the grayscale band, or type a value in the Node position box.
Delete an intermediate transparency	Double-click the corresponding node.
Allow the transparency to be skewed or stretched disproportionately	Click the Free scale and skew button .
Mirror, repeat, or reverse the transparency	Click the Edit transparency button , and click one of the following buttons: Repeat and mirror Repeat Reverse transparency
Specify the number of steps used to display or print the fountain transparency	Click the Edit transparency button, and click the Set to default button to unlock the fountain steps, and type a value in the Fountain steps box.
Specify how quickly the fountain transparency blends from one level of opacity to another	Click the Edit transparency button, and move the Acceleration slider.
Create smoother color transitions between fountain fill nodes	Click the Edit transparency button, and click the Smooth button .
Set the width and height of the transparency as a percentage of the object’s width and height	Click the Edit transparency button, and type values in the Transparency width and Transparency height boxes.
Move the transparency center up, down, left, or right	Click the Edit transparency button, and type values in the X and Y boxes.
Slant the transparency at a specified angle	Click the Edit transparency button, and type a value in the Skew box.
Rotate the transparency at a specified angle	Click the Edit transparency button, and type a value in the Rotate box.

8 .	To save the transparency, click the click the Save as new button in the Transparency area of the Property manager docker.

To apply the transparency only to the fill or the outline of the object, click the Fill button or the Outline button .

You can also click the Transparency tool in the toolbox. To adjust the transparency, use the controls on the property bar or the interactive vector handles that appear on the object.

You can also drag colors, which are converted to grayscale, from the color palette onto the transparency nodes. Alternatively, if the Transparency tool is selected, you can drag the colors onto the object’s interactive vector handles .

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