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The Gradient Palette in Adobe InDesign CS

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Create New Gradients

In the Swatches Palette tutorial I mentioned that there was a gradient swatch in the Swatches palette. Now find out how to create gradients.
  1. Open your Gradient palette.
  2. Drag one or more colours from either the Swatches palette or the Colour palette.
Unfamiliar with gradients? About Graphics Software Guide Sue Chastain defines and illustrates Gradient, a common fill option in graphics software.
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