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Chapter 7

Using Text

To set the text color in the Inspector:

1

Select the text.

2

In the Inspector (press Command-3), click the Text tab.

3

Click Style.

4

In the “Fill with” pop-up menu, ensure that Color is selected.

5

Do one of the following:

 Click the color well, then use the Colors window to set the text color.

 Click the arrow button to the right of the color well (or Control-click the color well)

then click in the pop-up color palette to select a color. Drag in the lower palette to
set the color to a grayscale color.

 Click the eyedropper tool to the right of the Color well, and then click a color in the

Canvas.

 In the Inspector, click the Color disclosure triangle to show the channel parameters,

and then use the sliders or value sliders to adjust each color channel.

Note: The text colors can be animated.

Color well

Click here to select a grayscale color.

Displays original color

Displays new color

Expanded disclosure

triangle displaying

color channels.