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412 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
Changing text color
You can quickly change both the fill and outline color of text. You can change the fill, outline, and background color of text. You can change
the color of individual characters, a block of text, or all characters in a text object.
Left to right: Background color is applied to artistic text, paragraph text, and selected characters
To quickly change the color of a text object
1
Using the Pick tool , click a text object to select it.
2 Perform a task from the following table.
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To fill characters in a text object with one color Click any color swatch on the default color palette or drag a color
swatch to the text object.
To apply an outline color to all characters in a text object Right-click any color swatch on the default color palette or drag a
color swatch to the edge of a character in the text object.
To change the color of a text selection
1
Using the Text tool , select a character or a block of text.
If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.
2
In the Object propertiesdocker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
3 In the Character area of the Object propertiesdocker, perform one or more tasks from the following table.
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Choose a fill In the text color area, choose a fill type from the Fill type list box,
open the Fillpicker, and then click a color or a fill.
Modify fill settings
In the text color area, click the Fill settings button , and
modify the settings in the dialog box.