Transparency Effects Fill but Not Outline

**phpdesigner** · 01 July 2010, 03:05 AM

How can I toggle between either or both when using the graded transparency tool on an object.

Say text with an outline, it will currently only effect the fill..

What am I missing?

PS... I Still ADORE this program LOL

**Scotty** · 01 July 2010, 05:11 AM

Lines are lines...the only way to fill a line is to convert to a shape, if you want the outlane to have gradient fill .
JimM

**angelize** · 01 July 2010, 05:37 AM

interestingly you can give a line a flat transparency but not any other kind. Unfortunately as far as I know there is no way to change this. there are workarounds: As Scotty suggested , convert line to shape or you can group the line with its self then the other kinds of transparencies will work.

**phpdesigner** · 01 July 2010, 12:08 PM

Yeah its a bummer for workflow, but convert line to shape / copying original etc.. is good enough..

Thanks..

**BONES** · 05 July 2010, 03:45 AM

In fact, if you don't want your outline cut in half by the fill, you absolutely must group the object before applying any kind of transparency. That's probably one for the Tips & Tricks section, too.

**ss-kalm** · 05 July 2010, 03:53 AM

You can give a line a gradient fill, but you have to cheat a bit - check out this post

**Psaumure** · 05 July 2010, 05:16 AM

WOW! Now that's an excellent tip. thank you ss-kalm for sharing. This will be very useful in many of my future projects.

**angelize** · 05 July 2010, 05:58 AM

That is very clever Keith. I wonder why that was never put into the tips and tricks. I'll have to rectify that

**ss-kalm** · 05 July 2010, 04:38 PM

By the same method, you can also do filled shapes ..... from the same thread as above. Sorry, to reference this other thread, but I do think that it is relevant to the original post.

Works the same for transparencies on text as per the original post ....