Getting Started

Change the color of a part

  1. In the Composition Editor, from the Options pull-down menu, select Colors.

    The Colors window opens:
    Color palette window

  2. In the Colors window, click mouse button 1 on the color you want to use.

    When the mouse pointer is moved over a valid location in the Composition Editor, the pointer will change to a spray paint can, indicating it is loaded with a color. The name of the color selected is displayed in the Color Name drop-down list near the bottom of the Colors window.

  3. Click mouse button 1 on the part you want to change.
    Note:You cannot change the color of Menu parts, or parts in Menu parts. You cannot change the color of connections using this window. To change the connection color, use the Connections tab of the Preferences window.
  4. From the pop-up menu that displays, select the particular attribute of the part, such as backgroundColor, you want to change.

    The backgroundColor attribute specifies the color of the part's background and the foregroundColor attribute specifies the color of text and borders.

  5. When you are done using the Colors window, you can close it by double-clicking on the system menu icon in the upper left corner.

You may also change a part's foreground or background color by bringing up the properties window for that part and editing the foregroundColor or backgroundColor property values.


Windows

If Sticky is selected in the Composition Editor, the color selection remains loaded for your convenience. To set a part foreground or background color back to its default, select the Default push button in the Colors window then select the part you wish to change.

To unload the mouse pointer at any time, select the selection tool Selection tool from the tool bar.


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