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186 Color Handling

Advanced color operations

Click the SHOW ADVANCED OPTIONS icon on the Color Editor to reveal the lower
part of the dialog that provides more options.

No fill color
Make named color local to Frame/Layer
Rename named color
HSV color values
RGB hex value
Color model (HSV, RGB or grayscale)
Color type: See Creating a Tint, Shade or Linked color (on page 194)
Here you can enter precise RGB (or HSV) color values. The most common requirement
for web graphics is to enter a hex RGB color. The H, S and V fields allow you to specify
the color as HSV (hue saturation value) values in percent. In the # field you can enter
RGB value in hexadecimal numbers (0-F).

Also a 'No fill color' button and a help button is available here.

Local colors and Theme colors

Web Designer Premium has two types of color:

• LOCAL COLORS are used in only one place in the document. Each object has a
separate color and nothing is shared. This is useful if you want to change the color of
an object without affecting other objects. Local colors are the easiest method and best
for simple documents that use relatively few colors. "Applying color" and "Editing an
object’s color" above describe local color handling.
• THEME COLORS (OR NAMED COLORS) can be used again and again in the document. (As
such, they are like styles in a word processor.) Theme colors are used in templates
and assure a consistent look of your page elements like buttons or navigation bars.
Any edits you make to a Theme color are immediately reflected on all objects and
parts of the drawing that use that color. You can also copy Theme colors between
documents. Theme colors appear on the Color Line. If there are any Theme colors