CS2 - Gradient Transparency

Hi...
Does CS2 support transparency in a gradient - meaning a fade from opaque to transparent?

Hi
You can do this in Transparency Palette,
I'm no good at explaining but I'll try...
select the shape to what you want to apply the Gradient effect on, and in the Transparency Palette you should see a white box with a preview of your shape and next to that is a blank space, do a double click on that blank space and it will show black. Now draw a box over your current shape and give it a black & white Gradient and where it is black should show through your clear transparency and white is solid.

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