Adobe® InDesign® CS6 on Demand

8. Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects

What You’ll Do

Apply Fill and Stroke Colors

Change Stroke Attributes

Create Stroke Styles

Apply Gradients

Use the Gradient Tool

Use the Gradient Feather Tool

Create Blends and Effects

Apply Shadow Effects

Apply Glow Effects

Apply Bevel and Emboss Effects

Apply Feather Effects

Apply Corner Object Effects

Convert Shape Objects

Set Object Defaults

Introduction

After you draw an object, you can apply fills, strokes, gradients, and other effects to enhance your documents. The Tools panel provides color boxes to make it easy for you to apply fill and stroke colors to objects. The Stroke panel provides additional options to quickly change stroke attributes, such as weight (width), position on the path, and stroke ...