Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 423)

415 USING INDESIGN CS4
Transparency effects
Add and edit transparency effects in the Effects panel
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 “ Specify how
colors blend ” on page 423.)
Opacity Determines the opacity of an object, stroke, fill, or text. (See “ Set the opacity of an object ” on page 421.)
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 “ Isolate blending modes ” on page 425.)
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 ” on page 425.)
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 “ Apply transparency effects ” on page 415.)
Display Effects panel options
❖ 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.
Apply transparency effects
1 Select an object. To apply effects to a graphic, select the graphic with the Direct Selection tool.
2 Choose Window > Effects to display the Effects panel.
3 Select a level to designate which parts or part of the object you want to change:
Object Affects the entire object—its stroke, fill, and text.
Graphic Affects only the graphic selected with the Direct Selection tool. Effects you apply to the graphic remain with
it when you paste the graphic in a different frame.
Group Affects all objects and text in the group. (Use the Direct Selection tool to apply effects to objects within a group.)
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Updated 18 June 2009