Colors Dialog

Click the button to the right of any color in the Property Manager to open the Colors dialog. Use the Colors dialog to load standard colors or create custom colors. There is a Custom button at the bottom of all palettes.

Standard Page

The standard colors appear on the Standard page in a standard palette spectrum.

Colors

Click a color in the standard palette spectrum.

New

A preview of the selected color appears under New on the right side of the dialog. Click the OK button to accept the new color. The Colors dialog closes.

Select

Click the Select button to color match to any color on the screen. The cursor changes to an eyedropper. Move the cursor around the screen and the color under New changes accordingly. Click the mouse when you find the color you want, and that color appears under new. Click the OK button to accept the new color. The Colors dialog closes.

Use the Colors dialog to load standard colors

or create custom colors.

Custom Page

You can create custom colors on the Custom page. New colors are created by mixing red, green, and blue.

Colors

Click anywhere in the color spectrum to choose a new color, or enter new values in the Hue, Sat, Lum, Red, Green, and Blue boxes. You can drag the slider next to the color spectrum to adjust the new color's intensity.

New

A preview of the new color appears under New on the right side of the dialog. Click OK to accept the new color. The Colors dialog closes.

Select

Click Select to color match to any color on the screen. The cursor changes to an eyedropper. Move the cursor around the screen and the color under New changes accordingly. Click the mouse when you find the color you want, and that color appears under New. Click OK to accept the new color. The Color dialog closes.

Cancel

While in the Colors dialog, click Cancel to close the dialog without making any color changes.

Use the Colors dialog to load standard colors

or create custom colors.