To change an objects transfer mode
1
Open the Transparency palette. See Using the Transparency
palette on page 20.355.
2
Select an object and choose a transfer mode in the Transfer
Mode pop-up menu in the Transparency palette.
3
For vector objects, select a Scope option. Select Fill to apply
the transfer mode to the fill ink; select Fill & Stroke to apply the
transfer mode to both the objects fill ink and stroke.
Selecting transfer modes
The transfer modes available in the Transfer Mode menu in the
Transparency palette are listed here. The following descriptions are
based on objects with RGB colors with no other transparency effects.
Each mode is described in terms of the front object when the back
objects transfer mode is Normal.
Normal
In Normal mode, colors do not blend; the color of a front
object hides the colors of all objects behind it.
Multiply
In Multiply mode, overlapping colors become darker.
Black produces black. White has no effect, the same as if a white
object were not visible. White text, for example, reveals the back-
ground.
Screen
The Screen mode lightens overlapping colors. Objects with
lighter colors increase the effect. White produces white. Black has no
effect, the same as if a black object were not visible. Black text, for
example, reveals the background.
Overlay
In Overlay mode, a front objects color overlays colors in
the background, while preserving highlights and shadows. White and
black in the background are not affected.
Soft Light
The Soft Light mode lightens or darkens underlying
colors depending on the brightness of the front color. Colors in front
that are lighter than 50% gray lighten the underlying object. Colors in
front that are darker than 50% gray darken the underlying object.
Hard Light
The Hard Light mode lightens or darkens underlying
colors depending on the brightness value of the front color. Hard
Light mode is similar to Soft Light. However, black in the front
object produces black; white in the front object produces white.
Darken
In Darken mode, the color values of the front color replace
the underlying color values if the front color value is darker than the
Transfer Mode menu