- Click the Properties panel tab in the upper-right corner of the application window to show the
panel. In the Properties panel, click the Fill color box and make sure the Swatches option ( )
is selected. Select the white-to-black swatch with the tool tip “White, Black.” Leave the panel
with the swatches showing.
Note
A message may appear after selecting the gradient. You can click Okay to dismiss it. If
you do this, you’ll most likely need to click the Fill color in the Properties panel again
to show the swatches.
At the bottom of the panel, click the Gradient Options button to open the Gradient panel. An
arrow is pointing to the button in the previous figure. You can drag the Gradient panel by the
title bar at the top to move it around.
In the Gradient panel, do the following: