Editing Color
An Introduction
Colors
The Xara Web Designer+ provide comprehensives control over applying, creating and altering the colors of objects. For simple documents, you can just choose colors from the Color Line or the on-screen color palette. For more advanced color editing there's named colors, graduated color, tints, shades, linked colors and contoning. Many documents and web templates provided are based on one theme color and several other colors that work well together to form a complete color scheme.Color Line
The Color Line is displayed at the bottom of the editor window. It shows you the current fill and line colors, provides access to the color editor and provides a palette of pre-defined colors.
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Color swatch - The outer rectangle of the color swatch shows the outline color and the center rectangle shows the fill color. These are the colors of any
selected objects, or the current color attributes if no objects are selected.
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Color editor - click to display the Color editor.
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Color picker - The eye-dropper can be used to pick a color from any part of the document or any part of the computer screen including colors visible in
other software.
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No color - Clicking this applies a ‘no color fill’. A shift-click applies ‘no color’ to a line. The No Color button can also be used to restore the original colors
to a photo which has had a contone color applied.
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Current Fill color - A diamond marker in the top left denotes the fill color of the currently selected object
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Current Line color - A diamond marker in the top right denotes the line color of the currently selected object.
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Color Editor
The Color Editor allows you to select from any color of the spectrum. Unlike most graphics programs the Color Editor can remain on screen while you continue to work. It changes to reflect the color of the selected objects. Select the text, line or object that you want to color and access the Color Editor using one of these methods: • Choose ‘Utilities’ > ‘Color editor’. • Click ‘Ctrl+ E’. • Click the ‘Edit color’ icon or double click on the ‘Current line and fill color’ icon on the Color line. • With an object selected, right click the object and choose Fill Color.
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Shows what you are editing
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New named color
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Show/hide advanced options
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Eye dropper color picker
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Previous color
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Current color
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Color panel (color model dependent)
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HSV hue selector
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Numeric values (color model dependent)
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RGB hex color value
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Color model (HSV, RGB, CMYK or grayscale)
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3D editor mode option (only RGB & CMYK)
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No color patch (only available when editing local color)
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Make Named Color local to Frame/Layer
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Rename named color
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Color editor help
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Type of color: Normal, Spot (if available), Tint, Shade or Linked
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More on Color Editing
Find out more about the power of Xara Web Designer+ in our summary of some of the key benefits and features below.Additional information
In the online help you will find a lot of information on how to edit colors in Xara Web Designer. Below are some of the useful topics.
Replacing Colors
Web Designer+ makes it easy for you to recolor
complex grouped objects by listing the colors used
and prompting you to choose which one you want to
replace.
Creating your own Color Schemes
It's very easy to create your own color scheme files,
which you can pass on to other Web Designer+ users
for them to apply to designs created with the same
theme.
Color Models
Color models let you define a color in terms of
different color components. RGB and HSV are
typically used for screen use.
Press "Preview whole website" in the top toolbar.
Website made using only Xara Web Designer+, and no other graphics or software tools.
Replacing Colors
Web Designer+ makes it easy for you to recolor
complex grouped objects by listing the colors used
and prompting you to choose which one you want to
replace.
Creating your own Color Schemes
It's very easy to create your own color scheme files,
which you can pass on to other Web Designer+ users
for them to apply to designs created with the same
theme.
Color Models
Color models let you define a color in terms of
different color components. RGB and HSV are
typically used for screen use.
This is an example website created in Xara Web Designer+
Colors
The Xara Web Designer+ provide comprehensives control over applying, creating and altering the colors of objects. For simple documents, you can just choose colors from the Color Line or the on- screen color palette. For more advanced color editing there's named colors, graduated color, tints, shades, linked colors and contoning. Many documents and web templates provided are based on one theme color and several other colors that work well together to form a complete color scheme.Color Line
The Color Line is displayed at the bottom of the editor window. It shows you the current fill and line colors, provides access to the color editor and provides a palette of pre-defined colors.
1.
Color swatch - The outer rectangle of the color swatch shows the
outline color and the center rectangle shows the fill color. These
are the colors of any selected objects, or the current color
attributes if no objects are selected.
2.
Color editor - click to display the Color editor.
3.
Color picker - The eye-dropper can be used to pick a color from
any part of the document or any part of the computer screen
including colors visible in other software.
4.
No color - Clicking this applies a ‘no color fill’. A shift-click applies
‘no color’ to a line. The No Color button can also be used to
restore the original colors to a photo which has had a contone
color applied.
5.
Current Fill color - A diamond marker in the top left denotes the
fill color of the currently selected object
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Current Line color - A diamond marker in the top right denotes
the line color of the currently selected object.
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Color Editor
The Color Editor allows you to select from any color of the spectrum. Unlike most graphics programs the Color Editor can remain on screen while you continue to work. It changes to reflect the color of the selected objects. Select the text, line or object that you want to color and access the Color Editor using one of these methods: • Choose ‘Utilities’ > ‘Color editor’. • Click ‘Ctrl+ E’. • Click the ‘Edit color’ icon or double click on the ‘Current line and fill color’ icon on the Color line. • With an object selected, right click the object and choose Fill Color.
1.
Shows what you are editing
2.
New named color
3.
Show/hide advanced options
4.
Eye dropper color picker
5.
Previous color
6.
Current color
7.
Color panel (color model dependent)
8.
HSV hue selector
9.
Numeric values (color model dependent)
10.
RGB hex color value
11.
Color model (HSV, RGB, CMYK or
grayscale)
12.
3D editor mode option (only RGB &
CMYK)
13.
No color patch (only available when
editing local color)
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Make Named Color local to Frame/Layer
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Rename named color
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Color editor help
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Type of color: Normal, Spot (if available),
Tint, Shade or Linked
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More on Color Editing
Find out more about the power of Xara Web Designer+ in our summary of some of the key benefits and features below.Additional information
In the online help you will find a lot of information on how to edit colors in Xara Web Designer. Below are some of the useful topics.
Editing Color
An Introduction
Website made using only Xara Web
Designer+, and no other graphics or software
tools.
