Applying transparency
With the Transparency Tool you can make any object transparent using a wide range of transparency shapes. You can also apply group transparencies. For information about transparency, see the Transparency Overview.
 Applying 
 circular transparency
 Applying 
 circular transparency
 Applying 
 elliptical transparency
 Applying 
 elliptical transparency
 Applying 
 three point transparency
 Applying 
 three point transparency
 Applying 
 four point transparency
 Applying 
 four point transparency
Note:
 Shadows created with the Shadow 
 Tool use bitmap transparency 
 to create the shadow effect. This means you cannot apply transparency 
 to a shadow.
 Shadows created with the Shadow 
 Tool use bitmap transparency 
 to create the shadow effect. This means you cannot apply transparency 
 to a shadow.
Movie—click below (not working in this version)