Gradient Tool

Settings

The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:

• Context—allows the adjustment of either the Fill or Stroke colour of the selection.
• Type—converts the selection's colour type. For example, from None to Linear. From here, you can also apply a Solid or Bitmap fill.
• Select, pick, and modify the object's solid or gradient colour—click the colour swatch to display a pop-up panel. See the Colour panel, Swatches panel, and Gradient editing topics for more information on the settings available.
• Rotate gradient—rotates the applied gradient by 90°.
• Reverse gradient—the end stops swap places. (All intermediate stops are also repositioned accordingly.)
• Maintain fill aspect ratio—if this option is off (default), the end stops can be resized separately which changes aspect ratio. When selected, the end stops are locked to keep the aspect ratio (i.e. changing one will automatically update the other). This setting affects only Elliptical and Bitmap fills.