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Chapter 7

Changing Object Properties

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To save a color in the color palette:

m

Drag a color from the color box to the color palette.

To apply the colors you select in the Colors window to an object on the page, you

must place the color in the appropriate color well in an inspector pane.

To apply a color to an object on the page:
 Select a color well in one of the inspector panes and then click a color in the color

wheel.

 Or drag a color from the color palette or color box to a color well in one of the

inspector panes.

To match the color of another item on the screen:

1

Click the magnifying glass to the left of the color box in the Colors window.

2

Click the item on the screen whose color you want to match. The color appears in the

color box.

3

Select the item you want to color in the document window, and drag the color from

the color box to the item.

Filling an Object With Color

Objects can be filled with a solid color or a color gradient, in which two colors

gradually blend with each other. To change the color of an object, you use the

Graphic Inspector.

Choose a solid color, a color
gradient, an image, or a tinted
image to fill a drawn object.