Operation Manual

Figure 93: Color Picker dialog
Saving and using new colors
Any new color created is available only in the current document. If you want to use this color in
other documents, click the Save Color List icon and type a unique filename in the Save as
dialog that opens. The saved colors list has the file extension of .soc.
To use a previously saved color list, click the Load Color List icon and select from the file
open dialog. Click Open to load the saved color list into Draw.
Tip
You can also add custom colors using Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Colors. This
method makes the color available to all components of LibreOffice.
Creating custom gradients
To create a new gradient or to modify an existing one, select the Gradients tab from the Area dialog
(Figure 94). Several types of gradients are predefined and in most cases changing the From and
To colors will be sufficient to obtain the desired result.
It is highly recommended that you create a new gradient even if you just want to change the two
colors, rather than modifying the predefined ones, which should only be used as starting points.
Creating new gradients
1) Select the object you wish to edit.
2) Go to Format > Area on the main menu bar, or click on the Area icon on the Line and
Filling toolbar, or right-click on the object and select Area to open the Area dialog.
3) Click on the Gradients tab to open the Gradients page.
4) Select the From and To colors from the drop-down lists.
5) Select the type of gradient from the drop-down list: Linear, Axial, Radial, Ellipsoid, Square
or Rectangular. A preview of the gradient type is shown in the dialog.
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