Gradient manager To create a gradient ink, you choose a gradient style, colors, and other options using the controls in the Gradient man- ager. A    The gradient color se- quence appears in the bar. Each pointer below the bar represents a color and shows the color’s relative position in the gradient. One pointer is al- ways selected, and the point- er’s color appears in the color icon (D). A gradient can have two or more colors. B    The pointers at the ends of the bar represent the start and end colors of the gradient. These pointers can’t be moved or deleted, but you can change their colors. C    Click a pointer to select it; a selected pointer appears high- lighted. To add an intermedi- ate color, double-click in the bar and a new pointer appears that represents the color of the gradient where you clicked. To adjust color spacing, drag an intermediate pointer. To delete a color, drag its pointer to either end of the bar. D    Choose a color for the se- lected pointer from the pop-up palette. To select a custom col- or, see “Creating custom col- ors in pop-up palettes” on page 18.320. Style. Choose a gradient style from the pop-up menu. See the table (next) for shape and editing information. E    You can drag handles in the box to adjust settings such as gradient shape, angle and center. See the table, next, for additional information. F Gradient preview. Shows the current gradient. The ap- pearance of the gradient var- ies, depending on the gradient style. The preview changes as you edit the gradient. When you click the Apply but- ton, Canvas applies this gradi- ent. You can also drag the gra- dient from the preview box to objects and into the grid of inks. Angle. For Radial and Direc- tional styles, enter the angle of the gradient axis, or drag the solid dot in the edit box to set the angle. 360º. When Radial style is selected, select this checkbox to blend the gradient through 360 degrees around the cen- ter. If this option isn’t selected, the blend runs through 180 degrees in both directions, creating a mirror image around the blend axis. In addition, when the 360- degree option is selected, a button appears. Click the but- ton to reverse the gradient direction. Rainbow. Select this to add all hues on the color wheel between the colors you set in the gradient. Click a direction button to select a clockwise or counter-clockwise path around the HSL color wheel, which sets the sequence of hues. A B E D F C
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