To edit an existing colour

  1. From the Edit menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., click on Edit Colours. The Colours dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.

  2. Select the colour you want to edit and click on Edit. The Edit Colour dialog box appears.

  3. You can mix the colours using RGB A colour model for additive mixing, in which Red, Green and Blue are mixed to produce any colour., CMYK A colour model of subtractive mixing with cyan, magenta, yellow and black used to make any other colour. These are the colours of the four inks used in process colour printing. or HLS A colour model using Hue, Lightness and Saturation to specify a colour. colour models. Use the sliders to create the colour you want. A preview of the colour is displayed on the right-hand side of the dialog box.

  4. Check the Spot Colour check box if you want to define the colour as a spot colour.

  5. When you have created the colour you want, click on OK. You are returned to the Colours dialog box.

  6. Click on OK. The original colour in the colour bar is changed to the new colour.

Note:

Anything in the document using the original colour is redrawn in the new colour.

If you have created a lot of custom colours to use in your documents, you can save them as a colour palette that you can use in the future.

You cannot edit tints. The Edit Colour dialog box only shows colours at 100% tint.

Shortcut:

In the colour bar, right-click on the colour you want to edit, then select Edit Colour from the shortcut menu that appears. The Edit Colour dialog box appears.

Tools:

Edit Colors Color Bar