Introduction to Flash MX Tutorial > Define properties for a new document and create a gradient background > Transform the gradient fill

 

Transform the gradient fill

When you transform an object, you rotate, scale, or skew it. You can transform a fill using the Fill Transform tool.

1

In the toolbox, select the Fill Transform tool. On the Stage, click anywhere inside the rectangle.

An ellipse that indicates the shape and location of the gradient appears around the Stage. The ellipse has controls for the location, width, scale, and rotation of the radial gradient.

2

Drag the center control to the left of the Stage so that it's approximately 1/3 of the distance from the left edge of the Stage, as shown in the following illustration.

As you change the shape and placement of the ellipse, the shape and placement of the color transitions on the Stage change accordingly.

3

Drag the square handle on the ellipse, which controls gradient width, to the left to make the ellipse narrower; the approximate shape of the ellipse is shown in the following illustration.

4

Drag the circular middle handle, which controls the size of the gradient, to the right to make the ellipse larger, as shown in the following illustration.

5

Drag the bottom circular handle, which controls the rotation of the ellipse, toward the left to rotate the ellipse to the approximate angle shown in the following illustration.