Manage fills and transparencies
The Fill and Transparency pickers let you manage the list of your local packs and aliases (links to local folders, network locations, and secondary storage devices). For example, you can rename the local packs or aliases, and you can remove aliases from the list. If an alias no longer works because the fill folder has been moved, you can browse to the new location to restore the link.
To find the fills and transparencies you like with ease, you can mark them as favorites. In addition, you can view and change the properties of a fill or transparency. For example, you can change its name and language; and you can add new keywords and delete existing keywords. When you no longer need a fill or transparency, you can delete it.
To update the list of fill packs in the Fill and Transparency pickers
1
In the toolbox, click the
Fill tool
or the
Object transparency tool
.
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
Choose a fill pack from the
Choose content source list box under
All content.
5
Click the
Options button
, and perform a task from the following table.
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Click Rename, and in the Rename dialog box, type a name in the Name box. |
Open the fill pack in the Finder |
Click Open folder location. |
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Click Open folder location. Select the folder that contains the pack in the Finder, Control-click it, and click Move to Trash. This action deletes the fill pack and removes it from the list in the Fill and Transparency pickers. |
To update the list of aliases in the Fill and Transparency pickers
1
In the toolbox, click the
Fill tool
or the
Object transparency tool
.
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
Choose an alias from
Choose content source list box.
5
Click the
Options button
, and perform a task from the following table.
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Browse to a folder that has been moved or renamed |
Click Browse, and navigate to the folder that contains the fills. |
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Click Rename, and in the Rename dialog box, type a name in the Name box. |
Remove the alias from the list |
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Open the folder in the Finder |
Click Open folder location. |
To manage fills and transparencies
1
In the toolbox, click the
Fill tool
or the
Object transparency tool
.
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
Perform an action from the following table.
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Mark a fill or pattern as a favorite |
Control-click a thumbnail, and click Favorite. |
Change the name of a fill or pattern in your local library, or the keywords associated with it |
Control-click a thumbnail, and click Properties. In the Properties dialog box, do any of the following: • Choose a language from the Language list box. • Type a new name in the Title box. • Choose a category from the Category list box to categorize the fill or pattern. • Add to or delete keywords from the Keywords box. |
Delete a fill or pattern from your local library |
Control-click a thumbnail, and click Delete. |
This procedure applies only to bitmap patterns and fountain fills and transparencies.