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Changing the Color of Controls and Objects

Use the Color option to specify the color for those data entry controls and objects on the data entry form that support color customization. You can find this option on various property pages of the Properties dialog, depending on the control or object that you select.

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).

The following table describes these options.

Control or object

Property page

Toolbar button

Data entry controls

The Color option is available on Font property pages for controls that support color customization.

The button is available in the text toolbar when you select a data entry control that supports color customization of the font or text properties.

Text objects

The Color option is available on the Font property page.

The button is available in the text toolbar when you select a text object.

Line objects

The Color option is available on the Line property page.

The button is available in the line and shape toolbar when you select a line object.

Shape objects

The Color option is available for Line and Fill properties on the Shape property page.

The and buttons are available in the line and shape toolbar when you select a shape object.

ClosedTo change a color by using the Properties dialog

  1. On the data entry form, select the control or object whose color you want to change.

  2. Open the Properties dialog by double-clicking the control or object. Alternatively, right-click the control or 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 Properties dialog.

ClosedTo change a color by using the toolbars

  1. On the data entry form, select the control or object whose color you want to change.

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

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