Using site colors
You can collect and organize colors for a site and apply them to text and objects on pages in the site. Site colors remain linked to the pages they're used on, so you can change a site color and update any page that uses the color. The Colors tab in the site window lets you list site colors individually or in groups. For each color, the list includes a name that you assign, the HTML color name and value, whether the color is Web-safe or not, and whether the color has been used on a page in the site. The colors collected in the Colors tab also appear in the Site Colors List of the Swatches palette (see Using the Swatches palette). After you use a site color on a page, you can update the list in the site window to show that the color has been used. For information about updating the list of site colors or removing colors from a site, see Adding items in use and removing unused items from the site window. For information about organizing site colors in group folders, see Working with files and folders.
To add colors to your site collection: - Do one of the following:
- Select colored text in the document window and drag it to the Colors tab in the site window. If you select text with multiple colors assigned to it, each color is added to the list of site colors.
- Select a site color in the Colors tab of another site window and drag it to the Colors tab in the site window.
- Drag the Color icon from the Site set of the Objects palette to the Colors tab of the site window, and then click the color field in the Color Inspector and select a new color from the Color palette, or click the lower right corner of the color field and select a new color from the swatches that appear.
- Select the Colors tab in the site window and choose Site > Get Colors Used to add all colors to the list that have been used on pages in the site.
- Rename the new site color(s) by entering the new names in the Colors tab in the site window or the Name text box in the Color Inspector.
To apply a site color to text or objects on a page: - Select the text or objects to be colored.
- Do one of the following:
- Select a site color from the Site Color List in the Swatches palette.
- Click the color field in the Inspector and then select a color in the Site Color List of the Swatches palette.
- Drag the site color from the Colors tab in the site window to the selection on the page.
To change a site color and update pages that use it: - Do one of the following:
- Select the site color, click the color field in the Color Inspector and select a new color from the Swatches or Color palette, or click the lower right corner of the color field in the Color Inspector and select a new color from the swatches that appear.
- In the Change Reference dialog box, select the pages that you want to update, and click OK.
Note: The Change Reference dialog box displays only pages that are closed.
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