7.13 Creating a gradient swatch with multiple colors

1. Choose New Gradient Swatch from the Swatches panel menu, and then type Green/White Gradient in the Swatch Name box.
2. Click the left stop marker, choose Swatches from the Stop Color menu, and select the Green swatch in the list box.
3. Click the right stop marker, choose Swatches from the Stop Color menu, and select the Green swatch in the list box.
4. With the right stop marker still selected, choose CMYK from the Stop Color menu. While pressing the Shift key, drag the Yellow slider until the % value for Yellow is 40% and release.
If you press the Shift key while you adjust one color value, the other color values adjust in proportion automatically.
5. Click just below the center of the gradient bar to add a new stop. For Location, type 50 to make sure the stop is centered.
6. For Stop Color, select CMYK and then drag each of the four color sliders to 0 to create white.
7. Click OK, and then choose File > Save.