Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help | Save fills and transparencies

Save fills and transparencies

After you create or modify a fill or transparency pattern, you can save it and add metadata such as name and tags in the language of your choice. Fills and patterns are saved in a special file format with a .fill extension, which preserves information about the transformations applied to the fill or pattern.

To save a custom fill or transparency

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

• Fountain transparency

• Bitmap pattern fill

• Bitmap pattern transparency

3 Click the Edit fill button

or the Edit transparency button

on the property bar.

4 In the Edit fill dialog box, click the Save as new button

This button is available for fountain and bitmap pattern fills and transparencies, but not for texture fills and transparencies.

5 In the Create Custom [Fill Type] dialog box, choose a language from the list box, type a name for the fill or pattern, and type any tags that you want to associate with it.

Fills and patterns in your personal library are saved by default in your Documents\Corel\Corel Content\Fills folder. You can change the default location to which fills and patterns are saved. For more information, see Change content locations.

You can also save a fill or transparency by clicking the Save custom fill button in the Fill or Transparency picker. The fill or transparency is saved to the location selected in the Choose content source list box in the Fill or Transparency picker. If you have selected Recent from the Choose content source list box, the fill or transparency is saved to your Documents\Corel\Corel Content\Fills folder.