8.5

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Changing all instances of one color to another color
To globally change all items of one color to another color, either edit the color you want
to change to the desired color or choose Edit > Colors to display the Colors dialog box,
and select the name of a color to delete; then click Delete.
When you are globally changing all items and text from one color to another, remember
to save your work before you do so. That way, if you accidentally change everything to
the wrong color, you can simply choose File > Revert to Saved to undo the error without
losing any of your other work.
Applying color, shade, and blends
To apply colors and shades to boxes, frames, and pictures, you can use the Box and Frame
tabs of the Modify dialog box (Item > Modify), or you can use the Colors palette (View >
Show Colors).
You can also specify blends and background screen tints using the Colors palette (View >
Show Colors).
You can make a box transparent by choosing a background color of None from the Color
drop-down menu in the Box tab (Item > Modify), or by selecting None in the Colors
palette. When a box is transparent, you can see items behind it. You should only use None
when something behind the box must show through. If nothing behind a box must show
through, use a background color of White.
You can apply color to the dark areas of black-and-white bitmap and grayscale pictures by
choosing the Color command (Style > Color) when a picture box containing a picture in
one of these formats is active.
Using the Colors palette to apply colors
You can use the Colors palette to specify a background color, shade, frame color, and a
blend of two colors as the background for a box.
Using the Colors palette to create blends
A blend is a transition from one color to another. You can use the Colors palette to specify
the two blend colors, their shades, the pattern in which they blend, and the angle at which
they blend relative to the box. A blend can contain any two colors available in a project.
Applying color and shade to text
There are four ways to apply color and shade to text:
You can apply color and shade using the Style > Color and Style > Shade commands.
You can use the Colors palette (View > Show Colors).
You can use the Character Style Sheet command (Style > Character Style Sheet) to apply
color and shade to selected text using character style sheets you have created.
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