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Using gradients in tables

Using gradients in tables - InDesign Tutorial

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Using gradients in tables

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- We know it's very easy to apply solid color fills to table cells using either the swatches panel or the table strokes and fills dialog. We can also apply gradients to table cells in much the same way. But they don't get applied exactly the way you might expect. Let me show you how they work. Here I have a document where I have three gradients set up in my swatches panel. I'm going to pull that over so you can see it a little more clearly. And here I have a gradient that goes from one color to another. It goes from green to yellow. I call that an A-B gradient. Then I have another gradient that goes from green to yellow and back to green. I've called that A-B-A gradient. And finally I have a radial version of this going from green into yellow in a radial gradient. Let's take a look at how these work when we apply them into our table. I'm going to zoom in, so we can see our table more clearly, and I'm going to switch from preview to normal mode. Now, I'm going to start by selecting the…

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