If no objects are selected when you press the Opacity icon, the Opac-
ity slider isnt available.
The Opacity icon in the toolbox displays an opacity scale. When an
object is selected, a line in the scale indicates the objects opacity set-
ting. The left end of the scale represents 1% opacity and the right end
represents 100% opacity.
In the Transparency palette you can adjust the opacity of a single
selected object. To set a selected objects opacity, drag the Opacity
slider or enter a percentage from 1% to 100% in the text box.
The Transparency palette also lets you specify the scope of an
objects opacity setting. See Controlling the scope of transparency
effects, next, and Using the Transparency palette on page 20.355.
Setting opacity for multiple objects
You can use the Opacity slider in the toolbox to set the opacity for
more than one object. In contrast, the Opacity slider in the Transpar-
ency palette is not available when more than one object is selected.
Using the Opacity slider in the toolbox when multiple objects are
selected will apply the same opacity setting to each selected object.
To adjust the opacity of a group object, you can use the Opacity
slider in the toolbox or in the Transparency palette, because a
selected group object is considered one object.
Opacity applies to a group object as if it were a single object. This is
different than changing the opacity of multiple selected objects that
arent grouped.
Drag the Opacity slider to set the opacity of selected objects
Tip
You can set opacity quickly by
Tab-clicking the opacity scale in
the toolbox. A line in the scale
shows the setting. Click the
middle of the scale to set opaci-
ty to about 50%.