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Applying custom fills
You can choose Custom fill to apply a preset, repeating PostScript pattern to an object. All Custom fills except Black & White Noise can be edited.
Opaque custom fills are Black & White Noise, Noise, Bricks, and Tiger Teeth. Objects behind the fill aren't visible when printed. Transparent custom fills are Circles, Hatch, Random Grass, Random Leaves, Squares, and Top Noise.
Custom fills
You can edit Custom fills by changing their spacing, angle, width and other attributes. You can also change the color of the Bricks, Circles, Hatch, and Squares fills. Custom fills print at one size on PostScript output devices and do not scale with the object they fill.
To apply a custom fill to a selected object:
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Choose Window > Inspectors > Fill to display the Fill inspector.
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In the Fill inspector, choose Custom from the list at the top of the inspector. |
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Choose one of the following patterns from the pop-up menu and then specify its options: |
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Black & White Noise applies an opaque, black-and-white fill. It has no options. |
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Brick simulates a brick fill. Specify a Mortar color using the color box; brick width and height values in the document's unit of measure; and an angle to rotate the fill clockwise (positive value) or counterclockwise (negative value). |
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Circles applies a fill of circles. Specify a radius to change the size of circles, and to set the spacing between circles as measured from radius point to radius point. To avoid overlapping circles, set the spacing to more than twice the radius. Enter an angle to rotate the fill clockwise (positive value) or counterclockwise (negative value). |
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Hatch draws lines to simulate pen hatching. Specify a color. Enter Angle 1 and Angle 2 values to rotate the first and second set of parallel lines clockwise (positive value) or counterclockwise (negative value). Specify spacing between hatch lines and their width. |
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Noise applies a Whiteness value as a percentage from 0% (black) to 100% (white). Larger Whiteness values result in a noisier fill. |
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Random Grass and Random Leaves apply a grass or leaf pattern fill. Specify from 1 to 32,000 blades of grass or leaves. |
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Squares applies a fill of squares. Set the Side Length to change the size of squares in the fill. Set the Spacing between squares as measured from center to center. To avoid overlapping squares, set the Spacing to more than the side length. Enter an angle to rotate the fill clockwise (positive value) or counterclockwise (negative value), and a stroke width. |
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Tiger Teeth applies a tooth-like pattern. Specify a color and Background fill color using the color boxes. Set the number of teeth, from 1 to 700, to change the fill's density. Enter an Angle to rotate the fill clockwise (positive value) or counterclockwise (negative value). |
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Top Noise applies a gray noise value as a percentage from 0% (black) to 100% (white). |
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