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Selecting a Custom Color

You can select a custom color for templates, data entry forms, and the text, line, and fill properties of various objects and data entry controls in BarTender. To do this, you use the Custom tab of the Color Picker, which you can access from various places on the toolbars, on property pages throughout the Properties dialog for both templates and forms, and in the Template Design view on the Background tab of the Page Setup dialog.

In some cases, you can access the Color Picker for a particular property only from the property page itself. For example, if you want to select a custom color for a text object's border, you must use the Border property page of the Text Properties dialog.

ClosedTo use the Color Picker to select a custom color for an item

  1. In the Color Picker, click to expand the view and display the Custom tab if it is not already displayed.

  2. Click the Custom tab, and then create a custom color by using one of the following methods:

    • Use the color wheel, as follows:

      • Click the color wheel to select a color. You can drag the selector over the wheel to find the exact color that you want. Use the slider markers to make the currently selected color lighter or darker.

    • Use RGB values, as follows: 

      • In the Color Model list, select RGB, and then enter the RGB values for the color that you want in the Red, Green, and Blue fields.

    • Use HSL values, as follows: 

      • In the Color Model list, select HSL, and then enter the HSL values for the color that you want in the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness fields.

    • Use a hexadecimal value, as follows: 

      • In the Hex field, enter the hex value for the color that you want.

  3. Click outside the Color Picker to save your selection and close the Color Picker.

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