Fill an object with color or an image

You can fill an object with colors and gradients designed to go with the template, or choose from the full range of colors.

1. Select an object.

2. Click the Style tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, or it doesn’t have a Style tab, click in the toolbar.

3. Do any of the following:

   • Use a color or gradient that goes with the template: Click the color well next to Fill, then choose a color or gradient.

     

   • Use a two-color gradient fill: Click the disclosure triangle next to Fill, click the pop-up under Fill and choose Gradient Fill, then choose colors. The left color well shows colors that match the template; the color wheel opens the Colors window, where you can choose any color.

   • Use a custom gradient: Click the disclosure triangle next to Fill, click the pop-up under Fill and choose Advanced Gradient Fill, then click the square color wells below the slider to choose colors. You can slide the color wells and use the other controls to change the blend, angle, and direction of the gradient.

You can fill shapes, text boxes, and other objects with an image.

1. Select an object.

2. Click the Style tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, or it doesn’t have a Style tab, click in the toolbar.

3. Click the disclosure triangle next to Fill.

4. Click the Fill pop-up menu, then choose Image Fill, or Advanced Image Fill if you want to add a tint to the image.

5. Click Choose, navigate to your photos, then double-click the image to add it.

6. If you chose Advanced Image Fill, click the color wheel (to the right of the Choose button) to select a tint color.

   Drag the Opacity slider in the Colors window to make the tint more or less transparent.

7. To change how the image fills the object, click the pop-up menu above the Choose button, then choose an option:

   • Original Size: Places the image inside the object without altering the image’s original dimensions.

   • Stretch: Sizes the image to fit the object’s dimensions.

   • Tile: Repeats the image inside the object.

   • Scale to Fill: Makes the image larger or smaller to leave no space around the image.

   • Scale to Fit: Resizes the image to fit the object’s dimensions as well as possible.

You can save a custom fill to use it again.

1. Select the object with the fill you want to save.

2. Click the Style tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, or it doesn’t have a Style tab, click in the toolbar.

3. Click the color well next to Fill.

   A pop-up menu showing other fill choices appears.

4. Drag the fill in the Current Fill well over another fill in the pop-up menu to replace it.

   Some fills can’t be replaced.