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Transparency

Introduction

The TRANSPARENCY Tool lets you specify how much of the underlying colors
and objects appears through an object.

Shape
Transparency type
Tiling
Bitmap name
Profile
Handle/Resolution
Amount of transparency
You have control over the level of transparency from fully opaque to fully transparent.
Designer Pro goes further than other drawing packages by offering a wide range of
different graduated transparencies.

You can apply flat and graduated transparency to all types of objects including bitmaps.
Some uses of transparency:

• Simulating water or glass.
• Anywhere you want objects to fade to parts of objects to fade or blend with the
background. Clouds or mist-fractal transparencies are particularly good for this.
• Using the special type of transparency you can lighten, darken and apply special
effects to objects and photos.
• Creating highlights and reflections.