Find and view fills and transparencies

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Corel DESIGNER lets you use, browse, and search vector patterns, 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. For more information, see Object transparency.

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 for Windows 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, Geometric, Metal, Nature, and more. You can also sort local fills and transparencies by name and the date they were created or modified.

The Fill picker lets you search, browse, and manage local and shared fills.

Fills and transparencies appear as thumbnail images. By positioning your pointer over a thumbnail, you can view the filename and file location. 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.

For more information about fills, see Fills.

To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies

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 vector patterns, bitmap patterns, and fountain 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 and location of a fill or transparency

To adjust the size of fill or transparency thumbnails

To resize the Fill picker or the Transparency picker