In the photo above, there is a blend of both the foreground and background colors in the shape. We hope you understand how to Gradient or Pattern fill shapes in Publisher.

Click the "Pattern Fill" radio button and then click the small square beneath that button to view the Pattern Dialog window that displays patterns you can use to fill your selection.

Each fill is used once with every color in the colors list unless a pattern color is specified. The entire sequence is repeated as many times as required to provide the necessary number of patterns.

As Sara Swabb, the founder of Storie Collective in Washington, D.C., states, "I believe minimalism isn’t about avoiding color or pattern—it’s about using them with intention.". Here, Swabb ...