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Gradient

A Gradient is a blend from one color to another color.

A Linear Gradient from black to white.

A Radial Gradient.

In Flash you can either use one of the default Gradients or create your own.

Default Gradients:

To use the Default Gradients:

1. Select you Object
2. Choose a default Gradient from the bottom of the Fill Tool Pallet:

   
   Gradients are at the Bottom of the Colour Pallet.

   
   A default Gradient applied to a rectangle.

Creating & Editing the Gradients:

In Flash a Gradient can be created or edited with the Color Mixer tool.

1. Draw or select an: Object
2. If closed, open the Color Mixer Window > Color Mixer (Shift F9)
3. Check if that the Fill is selected:

Note: It is possible to apply a Gradient to an outline - but it will not be very visible unless the width is sufficient:


A circle with a gradient outline applied.

4. Select either Linear or Radial



5. To change the colors double click on the Swatch Handles:

Also try:

• Dragging the Swatch Handles from side to side.
• Click adjacent to the existing Handles to add additional Handles:

  
  Adding additional Color Swatch Handles.

• Drag the Handles down (pull them off) to delete them.

  Note: A Gradient needs a minimum of two Handles and therefore you can only delete Handles if you have added additional handles

 

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