Operation Manual

214 Colour, Fills, and Transparency

To apply a solid colour via the Swatches tab:

1. Select the object(s) or highlight a range of text.

2. Click the Swatches tab.

3. Click the Fill or Line, or Text button at the top of the

tab to determine where colour will be applied.

Select a colour swatch from the Publication Palette

(commonly used colours and those previously applied in your site) or

Palette (standard RGB or themed palette presets such as WebSafe

colours).

Alternatively, use Format>Fill... to apply colour via a dialog.

To change a solid colour's shade/tint (lightness):

1. Select the object and set the correct Fill, Line or Text button in the

Colour tab.

2. From the Colour mode drop-down menu, select Tinting.

3. Drag the Shade/Tint slider to the left or right to darken or lighten your

starting colour, respectively (the original colour is set at 0%). You can

also enter a percentage value in the box (entering 0 in the input box

reverts to the original colour).

Object tinting can also be applied via the Swatches tab—adjust the

percentage tinting via slider or direct input.

WebPlus automatically adds used colours to the Publication Palette in

the Swatches tab. This palette is loaded by default but instead you can view

and adopt colours from a standard RGB, WebSafe, or selection of themed

palettes by clicking the tab's Palette button. Colours can be added, edited or

deleted from the Publication Palette but not from other palettes.