Adjust opacity and apply blends
Use the Property inspector or the Layers panel to adjust
the opacity of selected objects and to apply blending modes. An
Opacity setting of 100 renders an object completely opaque. A setting
of 0 (zero) renders an object completely transparent.
You can also specify a blending mode and opacity before you draw
an object.
Specify a blending mode and opacity before you draw an object
With the desired tool selected in the Tools panel,
set blend and opacity options in the Property inspector before you
draw the object.
Note: Blend and opacity options are not available
for all tools.
Set a blending mode and opacity level for existing objects
With
two objects overlapping, select the top object.
Select a blending option from the Blend Mode pop-up menu
in the Property inspector or the Layers panel.
Select a setting from the Opacity pop-up slider, or type
a value in the text box.
Set a default blending mode and opacity level to be applied to objects as you draw them
Choose Select > Deselect to avoid inadvertently
applying a blending mode and opacity.
With a vector or bitmap drawing tool selected, select a blending
mode and opacity level in the Property inspector.
The blending
mode and opacity level you select are used as the default for any objects
you subsequently draw with that tool.
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