
Move the square corresponding to the To color to change the
orientation (Angle property).
For axial gradients, you can move only the To color to change both
the angle and the border properties of the gradient.
For radial gradients, move the From color to modify the border
property (that is how “wide” the gradient circle is). Move the To color
to change the point where the gradient ends (Center X and Center Y
values).
For ellipsoid gradients, move the From color to modify the border
property (the size of the gradient ellipsoid). Move the To color to
change the angle of the ellipsoid axis and the axis itself.
For square and rectangular gradients, move the From color to
modify the border (the size of the gradient square or rectangle) and
the angle of the gradient shape. Move the To color to change the
center of the gradient.
The same actions can be performed for transparency gradients, the
only difference being that, instead of the From and To colors, the two
squares that are activated by the Transparency icon indicate the fully
opaque point (black square) and the fully transparent point (white
square).
These icons are by default grayed out and are only activated when an
object with gradient filling, gradient transparency, or both is selected.
In both cases a dashed line connecting two small squares appears on
top of the object. Click outside the object to set the gradient.
Note
Moving the squares will have different effects depending on the
type of gradient. For example, for a linear gradient, the start and
end squares of the gradient will always be situated to either side
of the center point of the object.
Formatting text
Impress provides two dialog boxes related to text formatting: Format
> Character and Format > Text.
To modify formatting such as font and font effects, select the text in
the shape and then go to Format > Character. For more information,
see Chapter 3 (Adding and Formatting Text). This section covers the
formatting of the text which is added to a line or to a shape.
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