Teach Yourself Visually™ Flash® CS4 Professional

Much like adding custom color

swatches, you can add custom

gradients to your Color panel.

Designers use the swatches they

create to maintain consistency

across their designs. You can

use your swatches to create a

consistent look throughout

your design or illustration.

Make a Custom Gradient Fill

Make a Custom

Gradient Fill

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1 Click Window.

2 Click Color.

The Colors panel opens.

3 Click the Type drop-down menu

in the Color panel and select

Linear.

4 Click the left swatch of the

gradient to select it.

5 Click and drag on the Rainbow

Gradient in the Color panel to

select a hue.

6 Click and drag the Brightness

slider and adjust your color.

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