<a name="1012770"> </a>The Kaleidoscope dynamic plug-in creates a layer that produces kaleidoscope effects from the imagery it floats over.
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<a name="999391"> </a>The traditional kaleidoscope is a hollow tube with a set of mirrors and colored chips at one end. You peer into the other end and enjoy the highly symmetrical patterns the mirrors create from the colored chips.
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<a name="999400"> </a>For best results, you should have interesting imagery beneath the Kaleidoscope dynamic layer. You can move the layer in the document to see the effect on different imagery.
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<a name="999402"> </a>To create a Kaleidoscope dynamic layer
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="999403"> </a>On the Layers palette, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button and choose Kaleidoscope.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999405"> </a>In the Kaleidoscope dialog box, specify the size of the dynamic layer. </li>
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<a name="999407"> </a>Kaleidoscopes must be square.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="999408"> </a>Click OK to create a Kaleidoscope layer.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010254"> </a>You can move the Kaleidoscope layer to different regions of the document to distort other imagery. Try using the arrow keys to see the Kaleidoscope animate.</li>