The following data source types support data-sourced color:
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Embedded Data
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Database Field
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Object Value
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External File
Using Data-Sourced Color |
You can use data-sourced color selection for any properties of the text box, barcode, line, and shape objects on your template that support color.
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The following data source types support data-sourced color:
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This feature is useful when you want to change the color of an object dynamically.
Consider the following example:
Your company creates gym membership cards that are color-coded based on the membership type. If the member information, including the membership color, is stored in a connected database, you can configure a color stripe on the card to dynamically change to the correct color for each member.
To do this, you add a rectangle object to the template to be the stripe and then configure the border and fill colors of the stripe to use the color that is set by the corresponding "color" database field in the connected database. Then, when you print the document, the color that is printed matches the membership type of the club member.
Use the Data Sourced Color dialog to configure this feature. To open this dialog, open the Color Picker by clicking the Color 
option of the property that you want, and then click Set via data source on the Standard or Custom tab of the Color Picker.
Although the document can have only one connection to a database that contains color values, you can connect more than one object to that database, so that different objects can be printed in the same color.
| If your database does not include a field that contains color values, you can use the Search and Replace transform to map the values of another database field to the colors that you want. For more information, refer to Search and Replace Dialog. |
To add a data-sourced color to a template object by using a Database Field data source
The following table lists supported predefined colors and their hexadecimal values. To view a list of supported Pantone colors, click the PANTONE tab in the Color Picker.
Color name | HEX value | Color name | HEX value | |||
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| AliceBlue | #F0F8FF | LightSalmon | #FFA07A | |||
| AntiqueWhite | #FAEBD7 | LightSeaGreen | #20B2AA | |||
| Aqua | #00FFFF | LightSkyBlue | #87CEFA | |||
| Aquamarine | #7FFFD4 | LightSlateGray | #778899 | |||
| Azure | #F0FFFF | LightSteelBlue | #B0C4DE | |||
| Beige | #F5F5DC | LightYellow | #FFFFE0 | |||
| Bisque | #FFE4C4 | Lime | #00FF00 | |||
| Black | #000000 | LimeGreen | #32CD32 | |||
| BlanchedAlmond | #FFEBCD | Linen | #FAF0E6 | |||
| Blue | #0000FF | Magenta | #FF00FF | |||
| BlueViolet | #8A2BE2 | Maroon | #800000 | |||
| Brown | #A52A2A | MediumAquamarine | #66CDAA | |||
| BurlyWood | #DEB887 | MediumBlue | #0000CD | |||
| CadetBlue | #5F9EA0 | MediumOrchid | #BA55D3 | |||
| Chartreuse | #7FFF00 | MediumPurple | #9370DB | |||
| Chocolate | #D2691E | MediumSeaGreen | #3CB371 | |||
| Coral | #FF7F50 | MediumSlateBlue | #7B68EE | |||
| CornflowerBlue | #6495ED | MediumSpringGreen | #00FA9A | |||
| Cornsilk | #FFF8DC | MediumTurquoise | #48D1CC | |||
| Crimson | #DC143C | MediumVioletRed | #C71585 | |||
| Cyan | #00FFFF | MidnightBlue | #191970 | |||
| DarkBlue | #00008B | MintCream | #F5FFFA | |||
| DarkCyan | #008B8B | MistyRose | #FFE4E1 | |||
| DarkGoldenrod | #B8860B | Moccasin | #FFE4B5 | |||
| DarkGray | #A9A9A9 | NavajoWhite | #FFDEAD | |||
| DarkGreen | #006400 | Navy | #000080 | |||
| DarkKhaki | #BDB76B | OldLace | #FDF5E6 | |||
| DarkMagenta | #8B008B | Olive | #808000 | |||
| DarkOliveGreen | #556B2F | OliveDrab | #6B8E23 | |||
| DarkOrange | #FF8C00 | Orange | #FFA500 | |||
| DarkOrchid | #9932CC | OrangeRed | #FF4500 | |||
| DarkRed | #8B0000 | Orchid | #DA70D6 | |||
| DarkSalmon | #E9967A | PaleGoldenrod | #EEE8AA | |||
| DarkSeaGreen | #8FBC8F | PaleGreen | #98FB98 | |||
| DarkSlateBlue | #483D8B | PaleTurquoise | #AFEEEE | |||
| DarkSlateGray | #2F4F4F | PaleVioletRed | #DB7093 | |||
| DarkTurquoise | #00CED1 | PapayaWhip | #FFEFD5 | |||
| DarkViolet | #9400D3 | PeachPuff | #FFDAB9 | |||
| DeepPink | #FF1493 | Peru | #CD853F | |||
| DeepSkyBlue | #00BFFF | Pink | #FFC0CB | |||
| DimGray | #696969 | Plum | #DDA0DD | |||
| DodgerBlue | #1E90FF | PowderBlue | #B0E0E6 | |||
| FireBrick | #B22222 | Purple | #800080 | |||
| FloralWhite | #FFFAF0 | Red | #FF0000 | |||
| ForestGreen | #228B22 | RosyBrown | #BC8F8F | |||
| Fuchsia | #FF00FF | RoyalBlue | #4169E1 | |||
| Gainsboro | #DCDCDC | SaddleBrown | #8B4513 | |||
| GhostWhite | #F8F8FF | Salmon | #FA8072 | |||
| Gold | #FFD700 | SandyBrown | #F4A460 | |||
| Goldenrod | #DAA520 | SeaGreen | #2E8B57 | |||
| Gray | #808080 | Seashell | #FFF5EE | |||
| Green | #008000 | Sienna | #A0522D | |||
| GreenYellow | #ADFF2F | Silver | #C0C0C0 | |||
| Honeydew | #F0FFF0 | SkyBlue | #87CEEB | |||
| HotPink | #FF69B4 | SlateBlue | #6A5ACD | |||
| IndianRed | #CD5C5C | SlateGray | #708090 | |||
| Indigo | #4B0082 | Snow | #FFFAFA | |||
| Ivory | #FFFFF0 | SpringGreen | #00FF7F | |||
| Khaki | #F0E68C | SteelBlue | #4682B4 | |||
| Lavender | #E6E6FA | Tan | #D2B48C | |||
| LavenderBlush | #FFF0F5 | Teal | #008080 | |||
| LawnGreen | #7CFC00 | Thistle | #D8BFD8 | |||
| LemonChiffon | #FFFACD | Tomato | #FF6347 | |||
| LightBlue | #ADD8E6 | Turquoise | #40E0D0 | |||
| LightCoral | #F08080 | Violet | #EE82EE | |||
| LightCyan | #E0FFFF | Wheat | #F5DEB3 | |||
| LightGoldenrodYellow | #FAFAD2 | White | #FFFFFF | |||
| LightGray | #D3D3D3 | WhiteSmoke | #F5F5F5 | |||
| LightGreen | #90EE90 | Yellow | #FFFF00 | |||
| LightPink | #FFB6C1 | YellowGreen | #9ACD32 |
to expand the Color Picker, and then click Set via data source on the Standard or Custom tab. 
for the Type field, use the Change Data Source Type wizard to change the