Filling Palette

The Filling palette applies to the following objects: rectangle, closed line, and ellipse objects. For text objects, a color can be changed from the Text Style palette.

Example of the Filling Palette

The items of the Filling Palette have the following meaning:

None:

An object is transparent.

Solid:

A fill with the single foreground color should be applied.

Blend:

A fill with a gradient, which spans from Foreground to Background color. The blend filling can be: Linear, Circle, or Diamond. For further information refer to the section titled Setting Blend Options.

Angle of blending:

An angle can be set either by dragging arrow around the object center or by specifying the angle in degrees.

Pattern:

A fill with a specified pattern that combines Foreground color with Background color. This option is not available for text fragments. Pattern filling can be Vertical, Horizontal etc.

Image:

A fill with a specified image. An image is selected using the standard Load Image dialog by clicking Browse. For more information see the section titled Setting Images.

The palette also contains the control for selection of Background and Foreground colors.