Graphics Programs Reference
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Randomize adds random colors to your gradient (and transparency, too, if you've turned
on the Add Transparency checkbox, described in a sec). Keep clicking this button until
you get the effect you like.
Color Model determines which color mode you work in—RGB or HSB. RGB gives you
red, green, and blue color sliders, while HSB lets you set hue, saturation, and brightness
(see The Color Picker for more about these settings).
Restrict Colors keeps the gradient's colors from getting too saturated.
Add Transparency puts random amounts of transparency into the gradient.
Saving Gradients
After all that work, you probably want to save your custom gradient so you can use it again.
You have two ways to save a gradient from the Gradient Editor:
Add it as a preset . If you've made any changes to one of the preset gradients, then Ele-
ments has already set the Gradient Editor's Name box to “Custom.” You can change this
to a more descriptive name by highlighting the text and typing over it. Then click the
Add To Preset button. Elements adds your gradient to the current category, and adds a
thumbnail of it to the Gradient panel.
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If you forget and click the Add To Preset button before naming your custom gradient
(or if you just want to change the name you gave it), in the Gradient Editor, right-
click/Control-click the gradient's thumbnail, and then choose Rename Gradient.
Save the gradient . In the upper right of the Gradient Editor, click the little floppy-disk
icon to open the Save dialog box so you can name the set of gradients you're creating
(called a library ). This method resaves the entire library that's visible when you save
your gradient, so you'll want to rename it so you don't save over the originals. You'll
save it in a special Gradients folder, which Elements automatically takes you to in the
Save dialog box. When you want to use the gradient again, click the Gradient Editor's
Load icon (the green +), and then select it from the list that appears. The new library ap-
pears at the bottom of the Preset menu's list.
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