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Chapter 7

Changing Object Properties

A tinted image fill places a transparent, colored mask over the fill image.

To set a tinted image fill for an object:

1

Select the object in which you want to place an image.

2

In the Graphic Inspector, choose Tinted Image Fill from the Fill pop-up menu, and

select an image.

3

Click the color well next to the Choose button, and then select a tint color in the

Colors window. Drag the Opacity slider in the Colors window to make the tint darker

or lighter. (If you drag the Opacity slider in the Graphic Inspector, it will change the

opacity of both the tint and the image.)

4

Choose the image scale from the pop-up menu, as described above.

5

To change the image, click Choose, select the image, and click Open (or drag the

image file from the Finder or Media Browser to the image well in the Graphic

Inspector).

Changing Line Style

For drawn objects (shapes), chart elements, and table cells, you can choose a style and

color for the object’s border, or you can specify no border. You can also put a border

around imported images. You set border line style and color using the Graphic

Inspector and the Colors window.

To set the line style and color of an object’s border:

1

Select the object that you want to modify.

Tile (small image)

Tile (large image)

Click to select a tint
color for the image.