Operation Manual

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To choose a color by using the default color palette
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To Do the following
Choose a fill color for a selected object Click a color swatch.
Choose an outline color for a selected object Right-click a color swatch.
Choose from different shades of a color Click and hold a color swatch to display a pop-up color picker, and
then click a color.
View more colors on the default color palette Click the scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the color palette.
You can display color values by pointing to a swatch.
To display color names instead of color values, click the Options flyout button at the top of the default palette, and click Show
color names. This action undocks the default color palette and displays the color names.
An example of a pop-up color palette
To choose a color by using a color palette
1 Select an object.
2
Double-click the Fill button on the status bar.
3 In the Edit fill dialog box, click the Uniform fill button.
4
Click the Palettes tab .
5 Choose a color palette from the Palette list box.
6 Move the color slider to set the range of colors displayed in the color selection area.
7 Click a color in the color selection area.
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You can also 
Display or hide the names of colors Enable or disable the Show color names check box.
Swap the reference color (original color of the selected object) with
the new color
Click the Swap colors button.