Fill Properties
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The Fill tab contains options specific to the Fill properties of an object. You can specify to use a solid color fill, a gradient fill or a texture fill.

Color Fill

With this option you can either fill the entire object wwith a solid color or specify two colors that create a gradient background.  
 
Fill Color  
Select the color you want the object filled with. If you select None as the Gradient Type below this color will fill the entie background on the object, otherwise it will be used as the starting color for the gradient fill.  
 
Gradient Type  
 
Select the type of gradient you want. If you select a Gradient Type other than None you can select the Gradient Color, which is used as the ending color of the gradient.  
 
Gradient Color  
 
Select the color you want used as the ending color for the gradient.  
 
 
Texture Fill

With this option you can use any graphic as a fill for the background.  
 
Texture...  
 
Click the this button to select the texture image.  


Notes:

For Shape objects you must select Filled under Shape Style for the above mentioned properties to work.