To edit a graduated background style

  1. Select the frame A shape used to hold text, pictures, graphics, PowerText or OLE objects. whose graduated background style A fill style that graduates from one colour to another. you want to edit.

  2. From the Frame menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., select Properties. The Frame Properties dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.

  3. Select the Background tab.

  4. From the Style list box, select the graduated style you want.

  5. In the Attributes group box, select the colours for the style from the two drop-down colour palettes A set of colours available to your Publisher documents. You can create more colours to add to the colour palette, or you can delete colours if you do not want to use them. When you save a document, the colour palette is saved as part of the document, with any changes that you have made. Each document can be saved with a different selection of colours in the palette..

If you have chosen a linear style you can drag the arrow in the preview window to change the direction of the graduation.

  1. Click on the Close button in the top right-hand corner of the title bar to close the dialog box and keep the changes you have made to the background style.

Note:

You can see the effect of your changes on the selected frame on the page.

If the Frame Properties dialog box obscures the frame you are making changes to, you can move it by dragging its title bar The horizontal bar that contains the title of the window or dialog box. to a new location.

You can change the ‘from’ colour by clicking on the colour in the colour bar.

You can change the ‘to’ colour by Shift-clicking on the colour in the colour bar.

You can also right-click on a colour in the colour bar to display a shortcut menu and select either Frame background colour or Frame grad fill colour from the shortcut menu that appears.

Tools:

Frame Properties