PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif

To apply a gradient fill:
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1. Select Gradient Fill Tool from the Tools toolbar's Fill Tools flyout.
2. Select a fill type from the context toolbar. Choose Linear, Radial, Conical or
Square.
3. To choose a preset or to edit the fill's colours and/or transparency values,
click the colour sample on the context toolbar.
The Gradient dialog appears, where you can select a preset fill from the
default or a pre-defined gallery (select a category e.g., Blues, Greens, from
the drop-down list).
Click to access further options such as adding, editing or deleting
categories and adding and deleting custom fills. See PhotoPlus Help for
details on how to edit gradient fills.
4. (Optional) Check Reverse to swap the direction of your chosen fill.
5. (Optional) Uncheck Transparency if you don't want transparency (if
present) in your chosen gradient fill to be preserved; otherwise, the fill's
transparency is maintained when the fill is applied.
6. Once you've defined the fill, click with the tool where you want to start the
fill and drag to the point where you want it to end.