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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Notes
• Each theme comes with a set of default styles for objects such as shapes, buttons, lists, and
menus. When you create an object or a new part on a layout, the object or part is formatted
in the theme’s default style.
• To create a custom color, choose Other Color in a color palette, then click the color to use.
• To change the value of the fill color, move the Opacity slider in the color palette.
• You can display attributes that are specific to the state of the object when it is viewed in
Browse mode. For example, you can set a darker shadow when a user pauses the mouse
pointer over a field to draw attention to the field. See Specifying the display state for an
object.
• To determine the RGB value of a color, in Layout mode, click the Fill color palette in the
formatting bar and choose Other Color. In OS X, select the Color Sliders tab. Values are
shown for each of the basic colors.
Related topics
Drawing and inserting objects on a layout
Selecting and working with objects on a layout
Formatting portals
You format portal backgrounds and portal rows separately. You can display a different background in
alternating portal rows, for contrast and easy identification, or to display a different background color
for the selected portal row when the portal is viewed in
Browse mode.
To change the background fill of a portal:
1. Select the portal.
2. Click Inspector , then click Appearance.
3. From the object type drop-down list (the first drop-down list in the Appearance tab), choose
Portal.
4. In the Graphic area, for Fill, choose Solid Color, Color Gradient, or Image.
If your fill setting does not appear in the portal, set portal rows to transparent.
5. From the object type drop-down list, choose Portal: Row.
6. From the object state drop-down list (the second drop-down list), choose Primary.
7. In the Graphic area, for Fill, choose None.
Tip To make the portal rows partially transparent, for Fill, choose Solid Color or Color
Gradient, and in the color palette, drag the Opacity slider. You can’t change the opacity for
image fills.
To change the background fill of all portal rows:
1. Select the portal.
2. Click Inspector , then click Appearance.
3. From the object type drop-down list (the first drop-down list in the Appearance tab), choose
Portal: Row.
4. From the object state drop-down list (the second drop-down list), choose Primary.