Page 201 - Xara Designer Pro X17

Color Handling 201

Changing background colors
Drag-drop colors from the color line onto the page or pasteboard background to set the
color of either. If there are multiple colors in the background, the Replace Colors dialog
will be shown to let you choose which color to replace. It works the same way as
described above for groups with multiple colors.

To use the color editor to change the background colors, right click on the page and
choose "PAGE BACKGROUND">"EDIT PAGE COLOR", or on the pasteboard background and
choose "PASTEBOARD BACKGROUND">"EDIT PASTEBOARD COLOR".

Editing named colors

There are four ways to display the color in the COLOR EDITOR (on page 193) so it can be
edited:

• Choose from the menu in the COLOR EDITOR.
• Or right click on the color on the COLOR LINE and choose EDIT from the menu that
appears.
• Or drag & drop a color from the Color Line onto the COLOR EDITOR.
• Or drag & drop a color from the COLORGALLERY (described later) onto the COLOR
EDITOR.

You can then edit the color as required. All objects that use this color are automatically
and immediately updated to show the new color across all pages of your document.
Renaming named colors

While editing a NAMED COLOR, right click on the COLOR EDITOR and select RENAME
• Or select the color in the COLOR GALLERY and select the NAME button, or
• Or right click the color on the Color Line and select RENAME.
Deleting named colors

To delete a named color:

1. In the COLOR GALLERY, select the color or colors you want to delete.
2. Click DELETE in the COLOR GALLERY.

Or:

Right click on the color on the Color Line and choose DELETE.
Importing named colors

When a design is imported into the current document (e.g. import from the ONLINE
CONTENT CATALOG, import a XAR file or paste objects in from another design) if there are