Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 474)

468 USING INDESIGN
Color
Last updated 11/16/2011
Color panel
A. Fill box B. Stroke box C. Formatting Affects Container D. Formatting Affects Text
4 If you selected a text frame, select the Container box or Text box to change the color of either the fill or text
within the frame.
5 Do one of the following:
• Adjust the Tint slider, which appears by default if the object uses a swatch from the Swatches panel.
• Choose a Lab, CMYK, or RGB color model in the Color panel menu, and use the sliders to change the color values.
You can also enter numeric values in the text boxes next to the color sliders.
• Position the pointer over the color bar, and click.
• Double-click the Fill or Stroke box, and select a color from the Color Picker. Then click OK.
6 If an out-of-gamut alert icon appears, and you want to use the CMYK color values closest to the color you
originally specified, click the small color box next to the alert icon.
Create a swatch from a color in the Color panel
1 In the Color panel, make sure that the active Fill or Stroke box displays the color you want to add.
2 Choose Add To Swatches in the panel menu.
Cycle through color modes
❖ Do one of the following:
• In the Color panel, Shift-click the color bar at the bottom of the panel.
• In the New Color Swatch or Swatch Options dialog box, Shift-click the color box.
• In the New Gradient or Gradient Options dialog box, select a gradient stop, make sure that RGB, LAB, or CMYK
is selected in the Stop Color menu, and then Shift-click the color box.
Apply colors using the Eyedropper tool
Use the Eyedropper tool to copy fill and stroke attributes, such as color, from any object in an InDesign file,
including an imported graphic. By default, the Eyedropper tool loads all available fill and stroke attributes of an object
and sets the default fill and stroke attributes of any new objects you draw. You can use the Eyedropper Options dialog
box to change the attributes the Eyedropper tool copies. You can also use the Eyedropper tool to copy type and
transparency attributes.
Note: If an attribute is not listed in the Eyedropper Options dialog box, it can’t be copied with the Eyedropper tool.
Apply colors using the Eyedropper tool
1 Select one or more objects that have the fill and stroke attributes you want to change.
2 Select the Eyedropper tool .
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