7.12 Creating another tint

1. Deselect all objects.
2. Select Blue in the Swatches panel. Choose New Tint Swatch from the Swatches panel menu. Type 40 in the Tint box, and then click OK.
3. Select the text "iSi!" with the Selection tool, and apply the Blue 40% fill.
4. Deselect all objects.
5. Double-click the Blue swatch to change the color. In the Swatch Name box, type Violet Blue. For the color percentages, type the following values:
C=59, M=80, Y=40, K=0
6. Click OK.
7. Choose File > Save.

7.11 Applying colors to additional objects

1. In the Tools panel, select the Zoom tool, and then drag to place a marquee around the text in the middle of the page.
2. Select the Direct Selection tool, and click the text "Yes!".
3. Drag the Green fill swatch from the Swatches panel to the text "Qui!". Be sure to drop it inside the object and not on the object's stroke. The pointer changes to an arrow with a black box when you drop the swatch onto the fill of the text. An arrow with a line to the right appears if you drag the swatch onto the stroke of the text.

7.10 Applying color to text

1. Select "Indulgent?" and "Paris.Madrid.New York."
2. Click the Formatting Affects Text button below the Fill box. Then make sure the Fill box is selected.
3. In the Swatches panel, click PANTONE 567 C,
4. Choose File > Save.

7.9 Creating a spot color

1. Deselect all objects.
2. Choose New Color Swatch from the Swatches pane menu.
3. In the New Color Swatch dialog box, choose Spot from the Color Type menu.
4. Select PANTONE Solid Coated in the Color Mode list.
5. In the PANTONE C text box, type 567 to automatically scroll the list of Pantone swatches to the color you want for this project, which is PANTONE 567 C.
6. Click OK.

7.8 Creating a tint

1. Choose View > Fit Page In Window.
2. Delelect all objects.
3. Select Brown in the Swatches panel. Choose New Tint Swatch from the Swatches panel menu. For Tint percentage, type 30 and then click OK.
4. Using the Selection tool, click the word "iSi!" in the center of the page.
5. Click the Brown tint that you just created in the Swatches panel.
6. Choose File > Save.

7.7 Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend

1. Make sure the center diamonds is still selected, and then select the Gradient Swatch tool in the Tools panel.
2. To create a more gradual gradient effect, place the cursor outside of the selected diamond and drag diagonally.
3. To create a sharper gradient, drag a small line in the center of the diamond.
4. Drag from the top to the bottom of the diamond.
5. Choose File > Save.

7.6 Creating and applying a gradient swatch

1. Make sure no objects are selected.
2. Choose New Gradient Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.
3. For Swatch Name, type Brown/Tan Gradient. Leave the Type set to Linear.
4. Click the left stop marker. For Stop Color, select Swatches, and then select Brown.
5. Click the right stop marker. For Stop Color, select Swatches, and then select Tan.
6. Click OK.
7. Zoom in the three diamond shapes.
8. Select the center diamond.
9. Select the Fill box in the Tools panel, and then click Brown/Tan Gradient in the Swatches panel.
10. Choose File > Save.