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Figure 110: Shadow with

50% transparency

Transparency formatting

Transparency is applicable to lines, areas, and shadows. To apply

transparency to lines, refer to “Formatting lines” on page 134; for

shadows, refer to “Formatting shadows” on page 148.

To apply transparency to areas, select Format > Area and then go to

the Transparency page shown in Figure 111.

Figure 111: Setting the object transparency

There are two types of transparency: one which is uniformly applied to

all the area of the object, and the gradient one. To obtain a uniform

transparency, select Transparency and then select the percentage of

transparency required. For a gradient transparency so that the area

becomes gradually transparent, select Gradient and then set the

parameters of the gradient:

• Type: pick between Linear, Axial, Radial, Ellipsoid, Quadratic or

Square.

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