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302 Transparency

Applying Enhance transparency
To apply enhance transparency:

1. Draw or select the shape to which you want to apply the enhance transparency
effect.
2. Go into the TRANSPARENCY TOOL and select "ENHANCE" from the TRANSPARENCY
TYPE list on the InfoBar.
3. The shape seems to have disappeared from your page! That’s because it will only
apply enhancements to objects underneath it, and you’ve yet to specify the
enhancements it will apply. The object should still be selected however.
4. Switch into the PHOTO ENHANCE TOOL. Turn up the brightness using the control on
the InfoBar. Now you can see that the area covered by your shape is brightened
compared to the area outside the shape.
5. You can adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature and hue.
6. Move your shape around, or transform it and it always applies the photo
enhancement(s) to the area underneath the shape.

Normally you’ll also want to apply some feathering to the shape using the FEATHER TOOL
(on page 91), to soften the edges of your shape and blend it into your design.

Profile

You can change the rate of change of transition between the start and end of
transparencies. This applies to all single stage graduated transparency types except
three point and four point (where the option is not available).

To change the profile of a transparency:

1. Select the object.
2. On the TRANSPARENCY Tool InfoBar click PROFILE. This opens the PROFILE dialog.
3. You either select a predefined profile from the dropdown list or drag the sliders to
create a custom profile. The top option in the dropdown list (the straight line)
creates a linear transition between the start and end of the transparency.