Defining colors

You can define custom colors to use in the objects you create in the DataWindow editor.

StepsTo define custom colors:

  1. In the DataWindow editor that uses custom colors, select Design>Custom Colors from the menu bar.

    The Color dialog box displays:

    The sample shows the Color dialog box. At upper left is a grid of small boxes labeled Basic colors with sample colors arranged in eight columns and six rows. Below them is a grid of boxes for displaying Custom colors, eight columns by two rows. Under it is a button labeled Define Custom Colors. At right is a large rectangle displaying the currently selected color. To its right is a slider for adjusting the color’s characteristics. Below the design area is a box at left labeled Color | Solid, then three boxes for setting Hue, Saturation, and Luminescence, then three boxes for Red, Green, and Blue values. At bottom is a button labeled Add to Custom Colors.

  2. Define your custom colors:

    Area of the Color dialog box

    What you do

    Basic colors

    Click the basic color closest to the color you want to define to move the pointer in the color matrix and slider on the right

    Custom colors palette

    Modify an existing color—click a custom color, then modify the color matrix and slider. Define a new color—click an empty box, define the color, and click Add to Custom Colors

    Color matrix

    Click in the color matrix to pick a color

    Color slider

    Move the slider on the right to adjust the color's attributes

    Add to Custom Colors button

    After you have designed the color, click this button to add the custom color to the Custom colors palette on the left



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