Functions Reference

Text formatting functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 338
TextColor
Purpose
Changes the color of text to the color specified by the RGB function.
Format
TextColor(text;RGB(red;green;blue))
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
RGB(red;green;blue) - any integer from 0 to 16777215 obtained by combining the red, green,
and
blue values (each ranging from 0 to 255) to represent a color
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Use this function to change the color of text.
Note Text formatting options will be lost if the field type that is returned is something other than text.
Tip To determine the RGB value of a color, in Layout mode, click the Fill color palette in the
formatting bar and choose Other Color. Values are shown for each of the basic colors. In OS X,
select the Color Sliders tab. Choose RGB Sliders from the list.
Examples
TextColor(“Plaid”;RGB(255;0;0)) returns the word Plaid in red.
TextColor(“Plaid”;RGB(0;255;0)) returns the word Plaid in green.
TextColor(“Plaid”;RGB(0;0;255)) returns the word Plaid in blue.
TextColor(“Plaid”;RGB(0;0;0)) returns the word Plaid in black.
TextSize( TextFont( TextColor( MyTable::MyText; RGB( 0 ; 125 ; 125 ) );
"Courier" ) ; 12)
returns the text contained in MyTable::MyText formatted as 12pt. green text
with the Courier font.