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Changing an Object's Color

Use the Color option to specify the color of objects on the template. You can find this option on various property pages of the object's Properties dialog.

Depending on where in the user interface this option appears, it might be called something other than Color. For example, it might be called Grid color, Foreground color, Background color, and so on.

Color options are also available on the text toolbar (the and buttons) and on the line and shape toolbar (the and buttons).

Barcode scanners cannot read colored barcodes as well as they can read barcodes that are printed in black. Therefore, we recommend that you do not modify the color of barcode objects unless they are used only for decoration.

ClosedTo change an object's color by using 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 the object. Alternatively, right-click the object, and then click Properties.

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

  4. Click the Color option, and then use the Color Picker to select the color and/or fill options that you want. For more information, refer to Color Picker.

  5. Click Close to close the Object Properties dialog.

ClosedTo change an object's color by using the toolbars

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

  2. Click the toolbar button for the Color option that you want, and then use the Color Picker to select the color and/or fill options that you want. For more information, refer to Color Picker.

Toolbar buttons for the Color options are not available for all properties. For some properties, you can access the Color Picker only 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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