Gradient Editor (Photo Persona only)

About the Gradient Editor

When you edit a gradient fill from within the workspace, the Gradient Editor appears, either as a pop-up panel or as the Gradient Editor dialog.

Each gradient is made up of two or more colour stops. Clicking a stop selects it. The properties of each stop—including colour and opacity—can be changed individually to create the desired gradient.

The following options are available:

Type—Changes the type of the applied gradient fill. Choose from Linear, Radial, Elliptical, and Conical. (Not available in the pop-up panel.)
Position—Sets the position of the selected stop (not available for the start and end stop).
Mid Point—Changes how gradually the gradient spread changes between the selected stop and the stop immediately to its right. At 50% the gradient change is linear.
Clr—Changes the colour of a selected stop. Click the colour thumbnail to show the pop-up colour panel.
Opacity—Sets the transparency of the selected stop.
Insert—Inserts a new stop.
Copy—Copies the selected stop and its properties.
Delete—Deletes the selected stop.
Reverse—Reverses the gradient direction.

To edit a gradient in the Gradient Editor:

Do any of the following:

Click to select a colour stop.
- Click the colour thumbnail to show the pop-up colour panel, and choose a new colour.
- Change the spread of the gradient by moving the Mid Point, either by dragging the vertical bar on the gradient line, or by changing the input values.
- Change the value for Opacity for the stop.
To add a new stop, either click Insert to add a stop half way between two stops, or double-click on the gradient line. The colour and opacity of the stop will be set to the colour at that point in the gradient spread.
To delete an unwanted stop, click to select it, and then click Delete.
To duplicate a stop (including all properties), click to select the stop that you want to duplicate and click Copy. The new stop will be placed half way between the stop it was copied from and the stop to the immediate right.

About the Gradient Editor

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