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Each method changes the color of one handle only; they do not change any other
selected fill handles, or:

1. Select the required handle (or handles, also works with multiple objects).
2. Choose the required color from the Color Line.
3. This changes all selected fill handles.

Moving the start or end handle of the fill
To change the direction and extent of the fill:

1. Move the pointer over the handle you want to move. When over the
handle, the pointer changes shape.

2. Drag the handle.

Bitmap fills

Fill Type
Fill Tiling
Not used
Bitmap name
Resolution
Not used

The BITMAP GALLERY is described in THE BITMAP GALLERY (on page 350) in the Photo
Handling chapter, for the FILL GALLERY see below (on page 296).

Bitmap fills are one of the most powerful fill types. It allows any photo or texture to be
used as a fill for any shape and you have direct immediate control over the size, angle,
position and tiling. You can color bitmap fills. You can use any type of bitmap as a fill,
including JPEG photos, and alpha-channel (semi-transparent) bitmaps.

When you import a photo file into Xara Designer Pro X (eg. a JPG or PNG file) it appears
as a shape with a bitmap fill type. When such an object is selected the status line shows
it as a “photo”, but it is just the same as a shape that has had the photo applied as a
bitmap fill.

To fill a shape with a bitmap or photo fill, do one of the following:

• Drag any bitmap from the BITMAP GALLERY or from your Windows File Explorer over
any shape, hold "Shift" and drop, or
• Drag any fill from the FILL GALLERY onto the shape (there is no need to hold "Shift" to
drop in this case)