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Chapter 12

Using Shapes and Masks

 Click a color tag, then use the individual Red, Green, or Blue color channel slider.

 Click a color tag, then click the triangle next to the color well to display the pop-up

color palette. Drag the eyedropper in the palette to select a new color. Drag in the
lower palette to set the tag to a grayscale color.

 Click a color tag, then Control-click the color well to display the pop-up color palette.
 Click a color tag, click the eyedropper tool, then click a color in the Canvas.

To move the position of a color or opacity tag:

1

Click the color or opacity tag you want to move.

2

Do one of the following:

 Drag the tag left or right.

 In the Location parameter, use the slider or value field to enter a specific value. A

value of 100% is the rightmost position of the gradient, and a value of 0% is the
leftmost position of the gradient.

To change the spread of the gradient color or opacity:

m

Drag the small triangle between the color or opacity tag to change the location of the
spread. The closer the spread control is to a tag, the sharper the color or opacity spread.

Red gradient color tag is selected

Location slider

Drag the color tag

to change position

of the color.