Click one either the No Fill, Solid or Gradient radio button to select the fill style. Operating on other controls after the radio button will also switch to corresponding fill style.

When the No Fill radio button is selected, the shape will not be filled and it will not be selectable by clicking on the fill area, you will have to click on the shape's outline.

The shape will be filled with a solid color.

Click on the color box next to the radio button to change the color.

The shape will be filled with a gradient.

The type of the gradient can be select by the pull down control next to the radio button.

The Direction box lets you change the direction of the gradient. The direction can be changed by moving the square dot and/or the arrow head. For a linear gradient, the direction indicates the start and end point of the gradient. For a radial gradient, the direction indicates the center and radius of the gradient.

The Stops bar lets you control the stop points of the gradient.

• Click on one of the stop points (little triangles on right side of the bar) to select the stop point.
• Drag the stop point to move it.
• Right-click on the stop point to delete it or press the X button to delete the selected stop point.
• Click on the Stop Point color box to change the color of the selected stop point.

Sliding the Opacity bar lets you change the opacity of the brush. Slide the bar to the left to increase the transparency.