Add or remove a gradient stop

Gradient stops define the colors that appear in a gradient brush.

Two gradient stops will always be present on the gradient slider for any gradient brush.You cannot select multiple gradient stops. You can work with only one stop at a time.

To add a gradient stop

1. Under Brush in the Properties panel, click the Gradient brush tab , and then click either Linear gradient brush  or Radial gradient brush .

2. Click anywhere on the gradient slider to insert your gradient stop .

3. Repeat these steps to add more gradient stops. You can also move a gradient stop by dragging the gradient stop to the position you want.

To automatically add gradient stops by using the gradient eyedropper tool

1. Under Brush in the Properties panel, click the Gradient brush tab , and then click either Linear gradient brush  or Radial gradient brush .

2. Next to the gradient slider, click the Gradient eyedropper . The pointer changes to the eyedropper .

3. Using the mouse pointer, drag a line anywhere inside the Blend for Visual Studio 2012 application window. When you release the mouse button, the colors that you dragged across are applied as gradient colors to the brush.

To remove a gradient stop

• Under Brush in the Properties panel, drag the gradient stop  that you want to remove off the bottom of the gradient slider. (Dragging off the sides or top of a gradient slider will not remove a gradient stop.)