Defining colors

You can define custom colors to use in most painters and in objects you create.

To define custom colors:

  1. In a painter that uses custom colors, select Design>Custom Colors from the menu bar.


  2. Define your custom colors:

    Area of the Color dialog box

    What you do

    Basic colors

    Click the basic color closest to the color you want to define to move the pointer in the color matrix and slider on the right.

    Custom colors palette

    Modify an existing color -- click a custom color, then modify the color matrix and slider. Define a new color -- click an empty box, define the color, and click Add to Custom Colors.

    Color matrix

    Click in the color matrix to pick a color.

    Color slider

    Move the slider on the right to adjust the color's attributes.

    Add to Custom Colors button

    After you have designed the color, click this button to add the custom color to the Custom colors palette on the left.