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Changing an Object's Color

The Color option enables you to specify the color of objects on the template. You can find the Color option on various property pages of the object's Properties dialog, as well as on the text toolbar and on the line and shape toolbar.

Barcode scanners cannot read colored barcodes as well as barcodes printed with black toner or ribbon. For this reason, it is recommended that you do not modify the color of barcode objects, unless they are used for decoration only.

ClosedTo change an object's color from the Object Properties dialog

  1. On the template, select the object whose color you want to change.

  2. Open the Object Properties dialog by double-clicking on the object. Alternatively, select Properties from the object's context menu.

  3. Select the appropriate property page for the property whose color you want to change.

  4. Click on the Color option and select the desired color from the list of available colors. For more advanced options, consider the following:

  5. Click Close to close the Object Properties dialog.

ClosedTo change an object's color using the toolbars

  1. On the template, select the object whose color you want to change.

  2. Click on the toolbar shortcut for the Color option and select the desired color from the list of available colors. For more advanced options, consider the following:

Toolbar shortcuts for the Color option are not available for all properties, For some properties you can only access the Color dialog from the property page itself. For example, if you want to select a color for a text object's border, you must do this from the Border property page of the Text Properties dialog.

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