Display effects panel options – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Transparency
Last updated 6/6/2015
A Blending mode B Levels C FX icon D Clear effects E FX button
Blending Mode
Specifies how colors in transparent objects interact with the objects behind them. (See
Opacity
Determines the opacity of an object, stroke, fill, or text. (See
.)
Level
Tells you the Object, Stroke, Fill, and Text opacity settings of the object, as well as whether transparency effects have
been applied. Click the triangle to the left of the word Object (or Group or Graphic) to hide or display these level
settings. The FX icon appears on a level after you apply transparency settings there, and you can double-click the FX
icon to edit the settings.
Isolate Blending
Applies a blending mode to a selected group of objects. (See
.)
Knockout Group
Makes the opacity and blending attributes of every object in a group knock out, or block out, underlying objects in the
group. (See
Knock out objects within a group
.)
Clear All button
Clears effects—stroke, fill, or text— from an object, sets the blend mode to Normal, and changes the Opacity setting to
100% throughout the object.
FX button
Displays a list of transparency effects. (See
)
Display Effects panel options
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Choose Window > Effects and, if necessary, open the Effects panel menu and choose Show Options.
The Effects panel options are also available in the Effects dialog box (select an object and choose Object > Effects >
Transparency) and, in simplified form, on the Control panel.