IBM Lotus Symphony


Setting area properties

You can easily set the fill properties of selected objects in the Area section of the Properties panel. The Area section is available when you select text boxes or drawing objects in all three IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ applications.

  1. Select the object for which you want to edit the area properties.
  2. Set the area properties for the selected object in the Area section of Properties panel.
    1. Select the fill type in the Fill list. You can specify the fill color or other effects for the selected object.
    2. If you select Color in the Fill list, specify the fill color for the selected object by clicking the fill effect listbox next to the Fill list. If you select other fill types in the Fill list, you can select the fill effects from the list by clicking the fill effect listbox.
    3. Select transparency type in the Transparency list.
    4. If you select Solid or None in the Transparency list, you can enter a number in the Transparency field. 0% is fully opaque and 100% is fully transparent. If you select other transparency types such as Lineal or Axial in the Transparency list, click the Transparency icon next to the Transparency list, then you can set other transparency effects, such as angle, transparency value, and position.
  3. Optional: Click the More options icon More in the upper-right corner of the Area section to open the Area window. You can set other fill properties, such as shadow and customized transparency effects for the selected object.

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