Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help | Find and view fills and transparencies

Find and view fills and transparencies

To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies

To download and add a new fill and transparency pack

To add an alias to a location that contains fills and transparencies

To view the filename of a fill or transparency

To adjust the size of fill or transparency thumbnails

To resize the Fill picker or the Transparency picker

Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you use, browse, and search bitmap patterns, and fountain fills that are available locally on your computer, on portable media devices, and in network folders. Any of these fills can also be used as transparency patterns.

To get you started, Corel provides local fills that are listed under All content in the Fill and Transparency pickers. These fills are stored in your Documents/Corel/Corel Content/Fills folder. If you are looking to expand your fill collection, you can download additional fill packs from within the Get More dialog box.

To access fills and patterns that are saved to local folders outside your Documents/Corel/Corel Content/Fills folder, you can create links to these folders in the Fill and Transparency pickers. Such links are known as aliases. In addition, aliases can be used to access fills saved to shared network locations as well as secondary storage devices such as USB flash drives, and portable hard drives.

You can also view the list of your favorite or most recently used fills and transparencies.

You can search and browse one pack, folder or list at a time. You can also browse and search your entire All content library by enabling the Browse recursively option.

When you copy a folder that contains many fills to your computer, it may take some time to index the folder. To view, browse, and search fills in such a folder right away, you may need to reindex the folder.

To find fills and transparencies more easily, you can filter them based on categories such Abstract, Nature, and more. You can also sort local fills and transparencies by name and the date they were created or modified.

Fills and transparencies appear as thumbnail images. You can adjust the size of the thumbnails for easier and faster preview of fills and transparencies. In addition, you can resize the Fill picker or the Transparency picker to view more thumbnails at a glance.

To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies

1 In the toolbox, click the Fill tool

or the Object transparency tool

If you want to fill an object, you must select it by using the Pick tool

before applying the fill.

2 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

• Fountain fill

or Fountain transparency

• Bitmap pattern fill

or Bitmap pattern transparency

3 Open the Fill picker or the Transparency picker on the property bar.

4 From the Choose content source list box, choose the local pack, folder, network location or list you want to search or browse. The items under All content show the fill packs provided by Corel and any fill packs and fills added by you.

To search, type a keyword in the Search box, and press Return.

You can also
Browse or search all items in your All content library	From the Choose content source list box, choose All content. Click the Options button , and click Browse recursively.
Reindex a folder	From the Choose content source list box, choose All content or an alias. Click the Options button , and click Reindex folder.
View the last 25 most recently used fills and patterns	From the Choose content source list box, choose Recent.
View your favorite fills and transparencies	From the Choose content source list box, choose Favorites. For information about how to mark a fill as favorite, see To manage fills and transparencies.
Filter fills and transparencies	From the Choose content source list box, choose a pack under All content or an alias. Choose a category from the Filter list box.
Sort fills and transparencies	From the Choose content source list box, choose a pack under All content or an alias. Click the Options button , and choose one of the following: • Sort by name sorts fills and transparencies by the fill name, in alphabetical order. • Sort by date created sorts fills and transparencies by the date they were created, starting with the last created fill. • Sort by last modified sorts fills and transparencies by the date they were modified, starting with the last modified fill. Fills and transparencies in your Favorites list are automatically sorted by the date you marked them as favorites, starting with the last fill and transparency added to Favorites. Fills and transparencies in your Recent list are automatically sorted by the date you used them, starting with the last used fill or transparency.

This procedure applies only to bitmap patterns, and fountain fills and transparencies.

To download and add a new fill and transparency pack

1 Open the Fill picker or the Transparency picker on the property bar.

2 Open the Choose content source list box, and click Add new.

3 Click Get More.

4 In the Get More dialog box, click the fill pack you want.

5 Do one of the following:

• Click Buy, and follow the onscreen instructions to purchase the item.

• Click Download if the item is included in your product or subscription.

To add an alias to a location that contains fills and transparencies

1 Open the Fill picker or the Transparency picker on the property bar.

2 Open the Choose content source list box, and click Add new.

3 Click Create alias.

4 Browse to the folder or location you want.

5 Click Open.

To view the filename of a fill or transparency

• In the Fill picker or the Transparency picker, Control-click a thumbnail, and click Properties.

To adjust the size of fill or transparency thumbnails

• In the Fill picker or the Transparency picker, move the Thumbnail size slider.

To resize the Fill picker or the Transparency picker

• Drag the lower-right corner of the Fill picker or the Transparency picker.

You can increase the width of the picker by dragging its right side, and you can increase the height of the picker by dragging its bottom side.