Pantone® colors are available in the Professional, Automation, and Enterprise editions of BarTender.
Color Picker |
Use the Color Picker to apply a color to an object or control that supports color on the template or data entry form or to apply a background color to a template or form. You can use a predefined standard or Pantone® color, define a custom color, or select a color from your recently used colors or from a list of the colors that you have used in the current document.
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Pantone® colors are available in the Professional, Automation, and Enterprise editions of BarTender. |
The Color Picker includes four tabs. By default, only the first two tabs are displayed when you first open the Color Picker. Click 
to display all four tabs.
The following tabs are available.
Standard Tab
This tab displays standard color and grayscale palettes. Click a color to apply it to the currently selected item.
The following additional options are available:
Auto: Restores any color that was applied to the currently selected item to the default color. Available when an item uses a default color.
None: Removes any color that was applied to the currently selected item. Available when an item supports having no color.
Recently used colors area: Displays the colors that you have recently used in the current BarTender installation. Click a color to apply it to the currently selected item.
: Picks up the color of an item or location that you click on the template or form and then applies it to the currently selected item.
Gradient, Pattern, or Texture: Opens the More Fill Options dialog so that you can apply a gradient, pattern, picture, or texture to the selected item. Available for items that support gradients, patterns, pictures, and textures.
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Color Model: Specifies the color model to use. The following options are available:
RGB: Specifies the RGB color model. When you select this option, you can use the Red, Green, and Blue fields to enter the specific RGB values that you want.
HSL: Specifies the HSL color model. When you select this option, you can use the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness fields to enter the specific HSL values that you want.
Hex: Displays the hexadecimal value of the currently selected color. You can manually enter the hex value that you want in this field.
New/Current: Displays the new color that you selected and the current color of the selected item.
Set via data source: Opens the Data Sourced Color dialog so that you can specify a data-sourced color for the currently selected item. For more information, refer to Using Data-Sourced Color. Available when you are configuring properties that support color for text, barcode, line, and shape objects.
Pantone® Tab
This tab displays a list of supported Pantone® colors. You can search for a color by name or number, or you can select the color category that you want and then click a color in the list to apply it to the currently selected item.
The following options are available:
Auto: Restores any color that was applied to the currently selected item to the default color. Available when an item uses a default color.
None: Removes any color that was applied to the currently selected item. Available when an item supports having no color.
Recently used colors area: Displays the colors that you have recently used in the current BarTender installation. Click a color to apply it to the currently selected item.
: Picks up the color of an item or location that you click on the template or form and then applies it to the currently selected item.
Search for color: Filters the available colors by the search term that you enter.
Color category: Lists the color categories, such as PANTONE® PLUS Solid Uncoated or PANTONE® FHI Paper.
Gradient, Pattern, or Texture: Opens the More Fill Options dialog so that you can apply a gradient, pattern, picture, or texture to the selected item. Available for items that support gradients, patterns, pictures, and textures.
Custom Tab
This tab displays a color wheel that includes a selector that you can drag to specify the color that you want and a lightness slider that you can use to make the selected color lighter or darker.
The following additional options are available:
Auto: Restores any color that was applied to the currently selected item to the default color. Available when an item uses a default color.
None: Removes any color that was applied to the currently selected item. Available when an item supports having no color.
Recently used colors area: Displays the colors that you have recently used in the current BarTender installation. Click a color to apply it to the currently selected item.
: Picks up the color of an item or location that you click on the template or form and then applies it to the currently selected item.
Gradient, Pattern, or Texture: Opens the More Fill Options dialog so that you can apply a gradient, pattern, picture, or texture to the selected item. Available for items that support gradients, patterns, pictures, and textures.
Color Model: Specifies the color model to use. The following options are available:
RGB: Specifies the RGB color model. When you select this option, you can use the Red, Green, and Blue fields to enter the specific RGB values that you want.
HSL: Specifies the HSL color model. When you select this option, you can use the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness fields to enter the specific HSL values that you want.
Hex: Displays the hexadecimal value of the currently selected color. You can manually enter the hex value that you want in this field.
New/Current: Displays the new color that you selected and the current color of the selected item.
Set via data source: Opens the Data Sourced Color dialog so that you can specify a data-sourced color for the currently selected item. For more information, refer to Using Data-Sourced Color. Available when you are configuring properties that support color for text, barcode, line, and shape objects.
Document Tab
This tab lists the colors that are used in the current document. Click a color in the list to apply it to the currently selected item.