Applying bitmap transparency

You can use any of the bitmaps in the Bitmap Gallery or Fill Gallery to control the transparency of an object. You can then change the amount of transparency or scale, recolor or skew the bitmap transparency, as required. The transparency is set by the brightness of the pixels in the bitmap (as if it were grayscale).

To apply bitmap transparency

1. Select the object (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Transparency Tool.

3. Choose Bitmap from the Transparency Shape drop-down list on the Transparency Tool Infobar.

4. Choose a bitmap from the Bitmap list.

Or click More to open the Fill Gallery to choose from a wider range of bitmaps.

You can then use the Transparency Tool to adjust the bitmap transparency.

Tips

You can also use the Fill Gallery or Bitmap Gallery to select a bitmap. Then click Trans (Transparency) in the gallery to use the selected bitmap.

Using the Fill Gallery imports the bitmap and also adds it to the Bitmap Gallery.

For details of how to edit a bitmap transparency, see Changing bitmap transparency.

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Related Topics

Transparency overview

Transparency Tool

Bitmap Gallery

Fill Gallery