Functions Reference

Chapter 13
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Text formatting functions 189
Description
Changes the color of text to the color specified by the RGB function.
Note Text formatting options will be lost if the data type that is returned is something other
than text.
Tip To determine the RGB value of a color:
• (Windows) In Layout mode, click the Fill Color palette and choose Other Color.
Values are shown for each of the basic colors.
• (Mac OS) Start the DigitalColor Meter application in the Applications/Utilities folder.
Choose RGB As Actual Value, 8-bit. Move the pointer over colors onscreen to see
their values.
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.
TextColorRemove
Format
TextColorRemove(text{;RGB(red;green;blue)})
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
RGB(red;green;blue) - any integer number from 0 to 16777215 obtained by
combining the red, green, and blue values (each ranging from 0 to 255) to represent a
color
Parameters in curly braces { } are optional.
Data type returned
text
Description
Removes all font colors in text, or removes the font color specified by the RGB function.
If you don’t specify a color, all of the text displays in the default font color that was set in
Layout mode for the field. When the font color is specified by the RGB function, only the
specified font color is removed from every portion of the text displayed in that color and
these same portions of the text are then displayed in the field's default font color.
Note Text formatting options will be lost if the data type that is returned is something other
than text.