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270 The Fill Tool

• Or, drag & drop the color onto the object. Each fill has an imaginary center line halfway
along the fill arrow. Dropping the color on the start handle side changes the start
handle color, and the end handle side changes the end handle.
• Or, if one of the end handles is selected (it's shown highlighted) just click on a color.
You can press "Tab" to select the other fill handle, and click the color required for the
other end

The Color Line is described in Color handling (on page 180).

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.

Circular fills

For circular fills, applying the fill, moving handles and changing
colors are the same as for linear fills. The start handle is the
center of the fill.

Circular fills are useful for creating highlight effects.

Changing the height/width ratio of the object automatically changes a circular fill into an
elliptical fill (see below).

Elliptical fills
Applying an elliptical fill is similar to applying linear fills. As you
drag the mouse pointer, you first create a circle with two end
handles. You can then drag the end handles to create a suitable
ellipse.

"+ drag" preserves the aspect ratio of the fill. "Ctrl + drag" constrains rotation to the
preset constrain angles. Moving handles and changing colors are the same as for linear
fills.

A quick way to apply a elliptical fill:

"Shift + drag" to create a elliptical fill.