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Applying color to text and text blocks
You can apply stroke and fill colors to text and text blocks, using the Stroke and Fill inspectors. To show or hide strokes and fills applied to text blocks, you use the Display Borders option in the Object inspector. You can also set preferences to determine whether colors selected in the Swatches panel are applied to text or to text blocks.
For detailed instructions on applying color, see Applying color in FreeHand.
To apply a stroke or fill color to text:
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Using the Text tool, select the text inside the text block. |
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Choose Window > Panels > Color Mixer and Window > Panels > Swatches to display those panels. |
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Choose Window > Inspectors > Stroke to display the Stroke inspector, or Window > Inspectors > Fill to display the Fill inspector. |
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Do one or both of the following: |
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To apply a stroke, drag a color from the Color Mixer panel or the Swatches panel onto the color box in the Stroke inspector. |
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To apply a fill, drag a color from the Color Mixer panel or the Swatches panel onto the color box in the Fill inspector. |
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To apply a stroke or fill color to a text block:
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Use the Pointer tool to select the text block. |
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Choose Window > Panels > Color Mixer and Window > Panels > Swatches to display those panels. |
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Choose Window > Inspectors > Stroke to display the Stroke inspector, or Window > Inspectors > Fill to display the Fill inspector. |
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In the Stroke inspector or the Fill inspector, choose a Stroke or Fill style from the pop-up menu, and choose options for the stroke or fill. For more information, see Applying strokes or Applying fills. |
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Do one or both of the following: |
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To apply a stroke, drag a color from the Color Mixer panel or the Swatches panel onto the color box in the Stroke inspector, or onto the text block border. |
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To apply a fill, drag a color from the Color Mixer panel or the Swatches panel onto the color box in the Fill inspector or onto the text block interior area. |
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To show or hide stroke and fill colors applied to text blocks:
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Choose Window > Inspectors > Object. |
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In the Object inspector, select Display Borders to show strokes and fills applied to text blocks. Deselect the option to hide the strokes and fills. |
Note: This option also shows and hides paragraph rules. |
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To remove a stroke or fill from text:
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Select the text with the Text tool. |
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Do one of the following: |
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Choose None from the Stroke or Fill inspector. |
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In the Swatches panel, select the Stroke or Fill selector, and then select the None swatch in the color list. |
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To control how the Swatches panel selectors apply color to selected text or text blocks:
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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Colors. |
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Select a Color List Shows option: |
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Container Color displays the stroke and fill attributes of selected text blocks and applies color to the selected text block, not the text. |
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Text Color displays the stroke and fill attributes of selected text and applies color to the selected text, not the text blocks. |
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Click OK. |
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