User guide

1. Go to File>Document Settings and select the Colors tab.
2. Select the background and foreground colors.
3. Click OK.
Color by element
You can now color atom labels using colors associated with their atomic symbols.You can assign colors to elements
in the periodic table. Whenever you use a particular element in your drawing, the element appears in same color you
assigned to it in the periodic table.
To assign different colors to elements in a periodic table:
1. Go to View>Show Periodic Table Window. The periodic table appears.
2. Double-click an element. The color palette appears.
3. Select a color and click OK.
Note: The modified colors are saved when you exit ChemBioDraw.
To apply a color to a structure:
1. Select the structure.
2. Go to Color>By Element.
Note: The atom colors are not dynamically set, hence changing the label does not reset the color.
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