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Fill
How to Add or Change Fill Color?
There are 3 ways to change the fill color.
- Click Fill button on Home tab or click Fill icon on the right sidebar.
- Use the Quick Color Bar at the bottom of the interface.
- Change the theme color of the drawing.
![fill button](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/fill-button.png)
![fill icon](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/fill-icon.png)
![quick color bar](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/quick-color-bar1.png)
![theme color scheme](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/theme-color-scheme.png)
Solid Fill
Click Fill button on Home tab or on the right sidebar and choose Solid fill.
![solid fill option](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/solid-fill-option.png)
Gradient Fill
Click Fill button on Home tab or on the right sidebar and choose Gradient fill.
![gradient fill option](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/gradient-fill-option.png)
Choose a gradient type:
![gradient type](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/gradient-type.png)
Choose a gradient direction (This example is for linear type):
![gradient direction](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/gradient-direction.png)
Choose a gradient angle:
![gradient angle](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/gradient-angle.png)
Gradient Stops:
![gradient stops](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/gradient-stops.png)
Pattern Fill
Pattern Fill allows you to fill shapes or symbols with pre-defined patterns. You can change foreground and background colors of the pattern.
![pattern fill option](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/pattern-fill-option.png)
Choose a pre-defined hatch type:
![pre-defined hatch type](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/hatch-type.png)
Change foreground and background color:
![change foreground and background color](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/change-foreground-background-color.png)
Picture or Texture Fill
You can't change colors when you use the Picture or texture fill function.
![picture or texture fill](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/picture-or-texture-fill.png)
Choose a pre-defined texture design:
![texture fill menu](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/texture-fill-menu.png)
Fill with local pictures:
- you can fill with the original picture size
- you can select to fit to the shape size
![fill with picture](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/fill-with-picture1.png)
Tips: Check Fit to option, the picture will be fit to the shape size.
![fit to picture](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/fit-to-picture.png)
![fill with picture](https://images.edrawsoft.com/images2019/guide/infographic/fill-with-picture2.png)