1. Select the object.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, drag the Opacity slider.

1. Select an object.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, click the disclosure triangle next to Border, then choose a type of border from the pop-up menu.

3. Use the controls to adjust the border’s appearance (options vary depending on the type of border you choose).

You can fill shapes, text boxes, and other objects with a solid color or a gradient (two or more colors that blend into one another). You can choose colors and gradients designed to go with the template, or choose from the full range of colors.

1. Select an object.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, do any of the following:

   • Use a color or gradient that goes with the template: Click the color well next to Fill, then choose a color or gradient.

   • Use a two-color gradient fill: Click the Fill disclosure triangle, choose Gradient Fill from the pop-up menu, then choose colors. The left color well shows colors that match the template; the color wheel opens the Colors window, where you can choose any color.

   • Use a custom gradient: Click the Fill disclosure triangle, choose Advanced Gradient Fill from the pop-up menu, then click the square color wells below the slider to choose colors. You can slide the color wells and use the other controls to change the blend, angle, and direction of the gradient.

You can fill shapes, text boxes, and other objects with an image.

1. Select an object.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, click the disclosure triangle next to Fill.

3. Choose Image Fill, or Advanced Image Fill if you want to add a tint to the image, from the Fill pop-up menu.

4. Click Choose, navigate to your photos, then double-click the image to add it.

5. If you chose Advanced Image Fill, click the color wheel (to the right of the Choose button) to select a tint color.

   Drag the Opacity slider in the Colors window to make the tint more or less transparent.

6. To change how the image fills the object, choose an option from the pop-up menu above the Choose button:

   • Original Size: Places the image inside the object without altering the image’s original dimensions.

   • Stretch: Sizes the image to fit the object’s dimensions.

   • Tile: Repeats the image inside the object.

   • Scale to Fill: Makes the image larger or smaller to leave no space around the image.

   • Scale to Fit: Resizes the image to fit the object’s dimensions as well as possible.

You can save a custom fill to use it again.

1. Select the object with the fill you want to save.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, click the color well next to Fill.

   A pop-up menu showing other fill choices appears.

3. Drag the fill in the Current Fill well over another fill in the pop-up menu to replace it.

   Some fills can’t be replaced.

You can add a shadow to shapes, text boxes, and images.

1. Select a shape, text box, or image.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, click the disclosure triangle next to Shadow, then choose a type of shadow from the pop-up menu.

   • Drop Shadow: Makes the object looks like it’s hovering above the page.

   • Contact Shadow: Makes the object look like it’s standing on the page.

   • Curved Shadow: Makes the object look like its edges are curled.

3. Adjust any of the following to change the shadow’s appearance:

   • Blur: The softness of a shadow’s edge.

   • Offset: How far the shadow is from the object or text.

   • Angle: The angle of the shadow.

   • Perspective: The angle of the light source in a contact shadow.

To add a shadow to a chart series, see Change the look of a chart.

You can add a reflection to shapes, text boxes, and images.

1. Select a shape, text box, or image.

2. In the Style pane of the Format inspector, select the Reflection checkbox.

3. Drag the slider to make the reflection more or less visible.