Adobe Flash Professional CS3 - Manual (Page 196)

FLASH CS3
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• To return to the default color settings, black and white (white fill and black stroke), click the Default Stroke and
Fill button.
• To swap colors between the fill and the stroke, click the Swap Stroke and Fill button.
• To apply no color to the fill or stroke, click the No Color button.
Note: You cannot apply a stroke or fill of No Color to an existing object. Instead, select the existing stroke or fill, and
delete it.
• Click the Stroke or Fill color control, and select a color.
6 To add the color defined in step 7 to the color swatch list for the current document, select Add Swatch from the
menu in the upper-right corner.
Create or edit a gradient fill with the Color panel
1 To apply a gradient fill to existing artwork, select an object or objects on the Stage.
2 If the Color panel is not visible, select Window > Color.
3 To select a color mode display, select RGB (the default setting) or HSB.
4 Select a gradient type from the Type menu:
Linear Creates a gradient that shades from the starting point to the end point in a straight line.
Radial Produces a gradient that blends outward in a circular path from a central focal point.
Note: When you select a linear or radial gradient, the Color panel also includes two other options if you are publishing
for Flash Player 8. First, the Overflow menu appears below the Type menu. Use the Overflow menu to control the colors
applied past the limits of the gradient. Second, the gradient definition bar appears, with pointers below the bar indicating
the colors in the gradient.
5 (Optional) To apply to the gradient, select an overflow mode: Extend (the default mode), Reflect, and Repeat.
6 (Optional) To create an SVG-compliant (Scalable Vector Graphics) linear or radial gradient, select the Linear RGB
check box.
7 To change a color in the gradient, select one of the color pointers below the gradient definition bar and double-
click the color space that appears directly below the gradient bar to display the Color Picker. Drag the Brightness
slider to adjust the lightness of the color.
8 To add a pointer to the gradient, click on or below the gradient definition bar. Select a color for the new pointer,
as described in step 7.
You can add up to 15 color pointers, letting you create a gradient with up to 15 color transitions.
9 To reposition a pointer on the gradient, drag the pointer along the gradient definition bar. Drag a pointer down
and off of the gradient definition bar to remove it.
10 To save the gradient, click the triangle in the upper-right corner of the Color panel, and select Add Swatch from
the menu.
The gradient is added to the Swatches panel for the current document.
Modify strokes with the Ink Bottle tool
To change the stroke color, width, and style of lines or shape outlines, use the Ink Bottle tool. You can apply only solid
colors, not gradients or bitmaps, to lines or shape outlines.