You can also use the Eyedropper tool to copy a blend. For more information, see “To copy effects from one object to another object” on page 80.

To set the distance for intermediate objects in a blend fitted to a path

1Select a blend.

2Click the Use steps or fixed spacing for blend button on the property bar.

3Type a value in the Number of steps or offset between blend shapes box on the property bar.

4Press Enter.

You can set object and color acceleration rates by clicking the Object and color acceleration button on the property bar and moving the corresponding slider.

To set the color progression for intermediate objects in a blend

1Select a blend.

2On the property bar, click one of the following:

•Direct blend

•Clockwise blend

•Counterclockwise blend

You can’t create color progressions using blended objects filled with bitmaps, texture, pattern, or PostScript fills.

You can set how fast the object’s colors transform from the first to the last object by clicking the Object and color acceleration button on the property bar and moving the corresponding sliders.

To map the nodes of a blend

1Select a blend.

2Click the Miscellaneous blend options button on the property bar.

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3Click the Map nodes button on the property bar.

4Click a node on the start object and on the end object.

To work with the start or end objects in a blend

To	Do the following
Select the start or end object	Select a blend, click the Start and end
	object properties button on the
	property bar, and click Show start, or Show
	end.
Change the start or end object of a blend	Select a blend, click the Start and end
	object properties button on the property
	bar, and click New start, or New end. Click
	an object outside the blend that you want to
	use as the start or end of the blend.

Fuse the start or end object in a split or compound blend

Hold down Ctrl, click a middle object in a blend, and then click a start or end object. Click the Miscellaneous options button on the property bar. If you have selected the start object, click the Fuse start button . If you have selected the end object, click the

Fuse end button .

You can reverse the direction of the blend by clicking Arrange ` Order `

Reverse order.

To change the blend path

1Select a blend.

2Click the Path properties button on the property bar, and click New path.

3Click the path you want to use for the blend.

You can also

Detach a blend from a path	Click the Path properties button	on the
	property bar, and click Detach from path.
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