In Illustrator, how do you change a selected object's blending mode?

In Illustrator, how do you change a selected object's blending mode?

• A. Window > Transparency. Click on 'Normal' and select the mode you want.
• B. Edit > Preferences > Transparency
• C. Effect > Stylize > Overlay
• D. View > Overprint Preview

Answer: (A)

Blending modes determine how colors from the selected object interact with colors beneath it. In Illustrator, you change this by using the Transparency panel. With the object selected, open Window > Transparency to reveal that panel. The current mode (usually Normal) is shown there; click the mode and choose a different one (like Multiply, Screen, Overlay, etc.). This lets you blend the object with what’s underneath without altering the underlying artwork. The other options don’t adjust the blending behavior: accessing Transparency through Preferences isn’t the standard way to change blending modes, applying an effect under Stylize changes the appearance as an effect rather than the object’s blending with the background, and Overprint Preview is just a viewing mode for print effects.

Blending modes determine how colors from the selected object interact with colors beneath it. In Illustrator, you change this by using the Transparency panel. With the object selected, open Window > Transparency to reveal that panel. The current mode (usually Normal) is shown there; click the mode and choose a different one (like Multiply, Screen, Overlay, etc.). This lets you blend the object with what’s underneath without altering the underlying artwork.

The other options don’t adjust the blending behavior: accessing Transparency through Preferences isn’t the standard way to change blending modes, applying an effect under Stylize changes the appearance as an effect rather than the object’s blending with the background, and Overprint Preview is just a viewing mode for print effects.