You can edit fills to create paths with a variety of solid, dithered, pattern, or gradient characteristics, from solid colors, to gradients resembling satin, ripples, or folds.
You can change various attributes of a fill, such as the color, edge, texture, and transparency for a particular object.
You can save custom Gradient fills for use within the current document or among several documents.
A newly created fill assumes the current color displayed in the fill color well in the Toolbox.
Use the Fill panel to edit fill attributes.