Setting Fill Style

You can configure the fill style of one or more elements. You can do this to:

• Selected elements on the toolbar.

• Style properties in the Properties Editor.

• Nested style properties, such as just one color of a multi-colored gradient.

To configure the fill style of an element with the toolbar

1. Select one or more elements you want to configure.

2. On the toolbar, click the down arrow to the right of the Fill Color icon. The fill style list appears.

3. Configure the fill color. Do any of the following:

   • Click No Fill to configure an empty element.

   • Click a predefined solid color in the display.

   • Click More Solid Colors to open the style selection dialog box and select a solid color.

   • Click Color Picker to select a color from the screen.

4. Configure the fill gradient, pattern, or texture. Do any of the following:

   • Click a predefined gradient.

   • Click More Gradients to open the style selection dialog box and configure a gradient.

   • Click Patterns to open the style selection dialog box and select a pattern.

   • Click Textures to open the style selection dialog box and select a texture.

For more information about the style selection dialog box, see Setting Style.

To configure the fill style by setting style properties

5. Select one or more elements.

6. In the Properties Editor, locate the FillStyle property.

7. Click the browse button to open the style selection dialog box. For more information about the style selection dialog box, see Setting Style.

To configure the fill style by setting gradient color style properties

8. Select one or more elements with gradient fill style.

9. In the Properties Editor, locate the Color1, Color2, and Color3 properties.

10. Click the browse button for any of these to set the selected gradient color from the style selection dialog box. For more information, see Setting Style.

Related Topics

Editing the Fill Properties of an Element