
Editing the inside (fill) of an object
The OpenOffice.org term for the inside of an object is Area fill. The
area fill of an object can be a uniform color, a gradient, a hatching, or a
pattern from an image. It can be made partly or fully transparent and
can throw a shadow.
In most cases, you will choose one of the standard fill options, which
are all available from the Line and Filling toolbar. You can also define
your own area fills; see Chapter 4 of the Draw Guide for details.
Adding a shadow
In Draw, shadows are considered as an area
property. Click on the Shadow icon on the Line
and Filling toolbar.
You can customize the position, distance, color,
and transparency of shadows using Format >
Area > Shadow or by right-clicking on the
selected object and choosing Area > Shadow.
Adding transparency
You can make objects partly or fully transparent, or even with a
varying degree of transparency (as a gradient).
Using styles
Suppose that you want to apply the same area fill, line thickness, and
border to a set of objects. This repetitive process can be greatly
simplified by the use of styles. Styles allow you to define a formatting
template (a style) and then to apply that style to multiple objects. For
more information about styles, see Chapter 3 (Using Styles and
Templates).
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