Enabling interactive fill and transparency dragging

You can enable interactive editing of fills and transparency so you can see the fill or transparency change instantly as you move the mouse. The handles are only displayed on the screen when the mouse is not moving. If the option is not set fills and transparencies are edited by moving the handles alone and the changes are only visible when the mouse button is released.

To enable interactive fill dragging

1. From the Utilities Menu, choose Options (see Options).

2. Click the View tab.

3. Select the Interactive Fill Dragging option.

Tip

If you find dragging is sometimes slow with this option turned on, you don't need to turn it off. Pressing the Tab key during a drag will change the editing mode to a faster one.