To create and apply custom fountain fills

1. Select the object(s) with the Pick tool pre00039.gif.

2. Open the Fill tool flyout and click Fountain Fill pre00071.gif.

3. Enable the Custom button.

4. Double-click the preview ribbon to add a color marker. You can move existing markers by dragging them along the preview ribbon, and delete them by double-clicking.

5. Click a color in the Color Palette to assign it to the marker. You can change the color of an existing marker by selecting it and clicking a new color in the Color Palette.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you achieve the desired effect.

Tip

pre00002.gif You customize your fountain fill by adding intermediate colors using the preview ribbon. You can also specify where you want the intermediate colors to appear by moving the markers that appear above the preview ribbon.

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To apply a two-color fountain fill

To change the edge pad using the Fountain Fill dialog box

To change the angle using the Fountain Fill dialog box

To change the center point using the Fountain fill dialog box

To change the colors of a fountain fill

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Working with fountain fills