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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7da"><h3 class="topictitle3">About gradients</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ca"><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a gradient swatch</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7aa"><h3 class="topictitle3">Apply an unnamed gradient using the Gradient panel</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c79a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Modify gradients</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c78a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add intermediate colors to a gradient</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c77a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Remove an intermediate color from a gradient</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c76a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Reverse a gradient’s color progression</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c75a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Adjust a gradient with the Gradient tools</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c74a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Apply a gradient across multiple objects</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c73a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Applying gradients to text</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c72a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Multiple gradients in a single text frame</h4>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7da" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7da"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">About gradients</h2><div><p>A <dfn class="term">gradient </dfn>is
a graduated blend between two or more colors or between two tints of
the same color. The output device you use affects how gradients
color separate. </p>
<p>Gradients can include Paper, process colors, spot colors, or
mixed ink colors using any color mode. Gradients are defined by
a series of color stops in the gradient bar. A <dfn class="term">stop</dfn> is
the point at which a gradient changes from one color to the next, and
is identified by a color square under the gradient bar. By default,
a gradient starts with two colors and a midpoint at 50%.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>When you create a gradient using colors of different modes
and then print or color separate the gradient, all colors are converted
to CMYK process colors. Because of the color mode change, colors
may shift. For best results, specify gradients using CMYK colors. </div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ca" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ca"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Create a gradient swatch</h2><div><div class="section"><p>You can create, name, and edit gradients
using the same Swatches panel you use to work with solid colors
and tints. You can also create unnamed gradients using the Gradient
panel.</p>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose New Gradient Swatch in the Swatches panel
menu.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Swatch Name, type a name for the gradient.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Type, choose Linear or Radial.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the first color stop in the gradient.</span> <div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_21" src="images/jk_21.png" /><div class="figdesc">First color stop</div><br /></div></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Stop Color, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To choose a color that’s already in the
Swatches panel, choose Swatches, and select a color from the list.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To mix a new unnamed color for the gradient, choose
a color mode, and enter color values or drag the sliders.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />By default, the first stop of the gradient is set
to white. To make it transparent, apply the Paper swatch.</div></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To change the last color in the gradient, select the
last color stop, and repeat step 5.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To adjust the position of gradient colors, do one of
the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag the color stops located under the
bar.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select a color stop under the bar, and enter a Location
value to set the position of that color. This position represents
the percentage of distance between the previous color and the next
color.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To adjust the midpoint between two gradient colors (the
point at which the colors are at 50%), do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag the diamond icon located above the
bar. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Select the diamond icon above the bar, and enter
a Location value to set the position of that color. This position
represents the percentage of distance between the previous color
and the next color.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click&#160;OK or Add. The gradient is stored in the
Swatches panel with its name.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7aa"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Apply an unnamed gradient using the Gradient panel</h2><div><div class="section"><p>Although
the Swatches panel is the recommended panel for creating and storing gradients,
you can also work with gradients by using the Gradient panel (Window&#160;&gt;
Gradient), with which you may be familiar if you also use Adobe
Illustrator. You can add the current gradient to the Swatches panel
at any time. The Gradient panel is useful for creating an unnamed
gradient that won’t be used often.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_05" src="images/jk_05.png" /><div class="figdesc">Gradient panel </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Gradient fill</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Gradient
type menu</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Reverse button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Starting
color stop</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Midpoint</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">F.</dt>
<dd>Ending
color stop</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If
you select an object that currently uses a named gradient, editing
the gradient by using the Gradient panel will change the color of
that object only. To edit every instance of a named gradient, double-click
its swatch in the Swatches panel.</div>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the object or objects you
want to change.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the Fill or Stroke box in the Swatches panel or
the Toolbox. (If the Gradient Fill box is not visible, choose Show
Options in the Gradient panel menu.)</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To open the Gradient panel, choose Window&#160;&gt;
Gradient, or double-click the Gradient tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Gradient_Lg_N.png" /> in
the Toolbox.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To define the starting color of a gradient, click the
leftmost color stop below the gradient bar, and then do one of the
following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag a swatch from the Swatches panel and
drop it on the color stop.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Alt‑click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS)
a color swatch in the Swatches panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In the Color panel, create a color using the sliders
or the color bar.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To define the ending color of the gradient, click the
rightmost color stop below the gradient bar. Then choose the color
you like, as described in the previous step.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select either Linear or Radial in the Type menu, and
adjust color and midpoint positions as explained in <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ca.html">Create a gradient swatch</a>.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>When you change the gradient type, it will reset the
gradient’s starting and ending points to its original default for
the currently selected object.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To adjust the gradient angle, type a value for Angle.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c79a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c79a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Modify gradients</h2><div><div class="section"><p>You
can modify gradients by adding colors to create multicolor gradients,
and by adjusting color stops and midpoints. It’s a good idea to
fill an object with the gradient you plan to adjust, so that you
can preview the effect on the object while you adjust the gradient.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can modify gradients pasted from Adobe Illustrator,
provided that the gradient was pasted using AICB (Adobe Illustrator
Clipboard) format. (See <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6bdba.html">Pasting Illustrator graphics into InDesign</a>.) To select the gradient, use the
Direct Selection tool.</div><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you edit a color swatch, any
gradient stops that use that swatch will update accordingly, changing
the gradient.</div>
</div>
</div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c78a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c78a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add intermediate colors to a gradient</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Double-click a gradient swatch in the
Swatches panel, or display the Gradient panel.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click anywhere below the gradient bar to define a new
color stop. The new color stop is automatically defined by the color
values at that position along the existing gradient.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Adjust the new color stop.</span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can also drag a swatch from the Swatches
panel onto the gradient bar in the Gradient panel to define a new
color stop.</div></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c77a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c77a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Remove an intermediate color from a gradient</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Select the intermediate color stop, and drag
it to the edge of the panel.</span></div>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c76a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c76a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Reverse a gradient’s color progression</h3><div><ol><li><span>Activate a gradient.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Gradient panel, click the Reverse&#160;button&#160;<img src="images/P_GradReverseWidget_Md_N.png" />.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c75a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c75a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Adjust a gradient with the Gradient tools</h2><div><div class="section"><p>Once you have filled an object with a gradient,
you can modify the gradient by using the Gradient Swatch tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Gradient_Lg_N.png" /> or
the Gradient Feather tool&#160;<img src="images/gradient_fthrtool_N.png" /> to
“repaint” the fill by dragging along an imaginary line. The Gradient
tools let you change the direction of a gradient, change its beginning
point and endpoint, and apply a gradient across multiple objects.
The Gradient Feather tool lets you soften the gradient in the direction
in which you drag.</p>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Swatches panel or Toolbox, select the Fill
box or the Stroke box, depending on where the original gradient
was applied.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Gradient Swatch or Gradient Feather tool,
and position it at the place where you want to define the beginning
point of the gradient. Drag across the object in the direction you
want the gradient to be applied. Hold down Shift to constrain the
tool to multiples of 45°.</span> <p>Dragging the Gradient Feather tool across the gradient
progressively softens the colors in the gradient within the area
you drag.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Release the mouse button at the place where you want
to define the endpoint of the gradient.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c74a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c74a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Apply a gradient across multiple objects</h2><div><ol><li><span>Make
sure that all selected objects already use a gradient.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Toolbox, select the Fill box or the Stroke box.</span></li>
<li><span>Select the Gradient tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Gradient_Lg_N.png" />, and
position it where you want to define the beginning point of the
gradient. Drag across the object in the direction you want the gradient
to be applied. Hold down Shift to constrain the tool to multiples
of 45°.</span></li>
<li><span>Release the mouse button at the place where you want
to define the endpoint of the gradient.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_06" src="images/jk_06.png" /><div class="figdesc">Default gradient fill (left) and gradient applied across objects
(right)</div><br /></div><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If a compound path with
a gradient is selected, you can edit the gradient across all of
its subpaths by using the Gradient panel alone, without having to
use the Gradient tool.</div></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c73a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c73a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Applying gradients to text</h2><div><p>Within
a single text frame, you can create multiple ranges of gradient
text alongside default black text and color text.</p>
<p>A gradient’s endpoints are always anchored in relation to the
bounding box of the gradient’s path or text frame. Individual text
characters display the part of the gradient over which they are
positioned. If you resize the text frame or make other changes that
cause text characters to reflow, the characters are redistributed
across the gradient, and the colors of individual characters change accordingly.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_07" src="images/jk_07.png" /><div class="figdesc">Working with gradient-filled text characters </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Underlying gradient fill</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Text characters
with gradient applied</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Text added,
and text shifting position relative to gradient fill</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><p>If you want to adjust a gradient so that its complete color range
spans a specific range of text characters, you have two options:</p>
<ul><li><p>Use the Gradient tool to reset the gradient’s endpoints,
so that they span only the characters you selected when you applied
the gradient.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select the text and convert it to outlines (editable paths),
and then apply a gradient to the resulting outlines. This is the
best option for a short run of display type in its own text frame.
The gradient will be permanently anchored to the outlines, not the
text frame, and the outlines will continue to flow with the rest
of the text. However, the outlines will function as a single inline graphic
within the text frame, so you won’t be able to edit the text. Also, typographic
options will no longer apply; for example, text converted to outlines
will not hyphenate.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_08" src="images/jk_08.png" /><div class="figdesc">By default, type that shifts position will change relative
to its gradient (left); when type is converted to outlines, an applied
gradient moves with the type (right).</div><br /></div><p>For information on converting text outlines to paths, see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6be6a.html">Create paths from text outlines</a>.</p>
</div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c72a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c72a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Multiple gradients in a single text frame</h3><div><p>Within
a single text frame, you can select different ranges of text and
apply a unique gradient to each range. Each gradient is added to
the text frame and tracked separately with the characters you selected
when you applied each gradient. However, the endpoints of the gradient
are still anchored to the text frame’s bounding box, not to individual
ranges of text.</p>
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