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# Colors

Select a color to apply, save the current color list, or load a different color list.

To access this command...

Press the Color button in one of the situations below:

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

Choose Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Cell or Page style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Background tab.

Choose Format - Page Style - Background tab

Choose Format - Cells - Background tab

Choose Format - Object - Area - Area tab.

Choose Format - Style - Edit Style - Area tab

Choose Slide - Properties - Background tab

Choose Format - Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11), choose Drawing or Presentation style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Object and Shape - Area - Area tab

Choose Format - Style - Edit Style - Area tab

Choose Format - Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11), choose Drawing style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Area tab.

Choose Page - Properties - Background tab.

Choose Format - Area - Area tab

Choose Format - Title - Area tab.

Choose Format - Legend - Area tab.

Choose Format - Chart Wall - Area tab.

Choose Format - Chart Floor - Area.

Choose Format - Chart Area - Area.

When editing a form:

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

When editing a report:

Choose Format - Page - Background tab.

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose New/Edit Style - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

## Colors

### Palette

Select the color palette in the list box to pick the color for the selected object. The palette color set displays below.

The Theme colors palette shows the theme colors from the current theme, if the document has any.

The Document colors palette shows the colors used in the current document.

### Recent colors

Displays the recent selected colors.

### Custom Palette

Click Add to open a dialog to set a name for the custom color. The palette changes to "custom".

Click Delete to delete the color from the custom palette.

You cannot add or delete colors of the palettes provided by your installation.

## Active

Displays the current active color for the object. Red, blue and green components values and the color value in hexadecimal notation are displayed just below.

## New

Displays the new color for the object that will be applied when you click OK.

### R, G and B

The values of the red, blue and green components of the new color. You can define the new color by entering the red, green and blue values in the respective R, G and B spin boxes. Allowed values are 0 to 255.

### Hex

The color value in hexadecimal notation. You can enter the hexadecimal value in the Hex text box.

### Pick

Opens the color picker dialog for a graphical selection of the desired color.

### Reset

Resets changes made to the current tab to those applicable when this dialog was opened. A confirmation query does not appear when you close the dialog.

Related Topics

Selecting a new color