Comments on: The Gradient Panel Is Such a Drag

By: Mike Rankin

Mike Rankin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:43:47 +0000

Sean, if I’m ever in Dublin, I’ll take you up on that

By: Sean McNally

Sean McNally — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:14 +0000

Thank you so much for showing me how to get round a problem that I’ve been struggling with for years. There’s a pint of Guinness on me for you if you ever come to Dublin.
Sean

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:33:19 +0000

BTW: That thank you is directed to the author, Mike Rankin, of course.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:31:31 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was sooo frustrated, but now my gradient is colorful, thanks entirely to you. The Adobe help page is a misnomer for sure.

By: Barbu

Barbu — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:02:17 +0000

Wow. What a great trick and so simple.
Thanks.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:44:30 +0000

@Barbu: If you have Adobe Illustrator, apply a cool gradient there, then copy the object and paste it into InDesign: http://indesignsecrets.com/getting-cool-illustrator-gradients-into-indesign.php

By: Barbu

Barbu — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:11:05 +0000

I’m fairly new to InDesign and am having trouble creating gradient swatches. Are there any free or inexpensive downloads of various gradient swatches available?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:14:11 +0000

Joe
Why not make the desired blend in AI? You will then have total control over the end result, Star, Triangle, Square any shape you want.

By: Mike Rankin

Mike Rankin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:25:05 +0000

It might not give you just what you need. It’s kinda like using a butter knife as a screwdriver. But in a pinch, it’s worth a shot. I might write it up as a post sometime.

Actually it would be funny to do a, “What could you do Quark 4, But not in CS4,” post, and the workarounds.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:51:33 +0000

Thanks Mike. It does help but I still can’t quite get what I was looking for. I had a large square that a customer wanted me to put a radial gradient in. The wanted the gradient effect to be square in the box. By default ID makes it a circle. I’ve been playing with tip you gave me and I’ve gotten in better but not perfect yet. I’ll keep messing with it.

Thanks again for the great help!