The Colors Window
You use the Colors window to apply color to text, table cells, cell borders, and other
objects. While you can also use the format bar to apply colors, the Colors window
offers advanced color management options.
The color selected in the color
wheel appears in this box. (The
two colors in this box indicate the
opacity is set to less than 100%.)
Use the slider to set lighter or
darker hues in the color wheel.
Click to select a color in
the color wheel.
Drag colors from the color box to
store them in the color palette.
Click the search icon,
and then click any item
on the screen to match
its color.
Click a button to view
different color models.
Drag the Opacity slider
to the left to make the
color more transparent.
You can use the color wheel in the Colors window to select colors. The color you select
appears in the box at the top of the Colors window. You can save that color for future
use by placing it in the color palette.
To apply the colors you select in the Colors window to an object, select the object and
then place the color in the appropriate color well in an inspector. You can click a color
well in one of the inspectors and then click a color in the color well. Or you can drag a
color from the color palette or color box to a color well in an inspector.
Here are ways to open the Colors window:
Click Colors in the toolbar.
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Click a color well in one of the inspectors.
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To select a color after opening the Colors window:
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Click anywhere in the color wheel.
The selected color is displayed in the color box at the top of the Colors window.
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To make the color lighter or darker, drag the slider on the right side of the Colors
window.
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To make the color more transparent, drag the Opacity slider to the left or enter a
percentage value in the Opacity field.
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To use the color palette, open it by dragging the handle at the bottom of the Colors
window.
Save a color in the palette by dragging a color from the color box to the color palette.
To remove a color from the palette, drag a blank square to the color you want to
remove.
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To match the color of another item on the screen, click the search icon to the left of
the color box in the Colors window.
Click the item on the screen whose color you want to match. The color appears in the
color box. Select the item you want to color in the spreadsheet, and then drag the
color from the color box to the item.