Change the color of graphic objects

When you create an object, its colors are the
FactoryTalk View Studio
 default colors for the object. To change the colors, you can use the
Foreground Color
 and
Background Color
toolbars, the
Property Panel
, or the object’s Properties dialog box.
To open the toolbars, from the
View
menu, select
Toolbars
.
About color properties
The number of color properties an object has depends on the type of object and how you set it up. For example, a button with states can have up to seven different colors for each state. When you select colors using the color toolbars, some properties are assigned the foreground color and some are assigned the background color. Other color properties, such as
Fill
color, cannot be assigned using the color toolbars. For these, use the object's
Properties
dialog box or
Property Panel
.
For drawing objects (except image and panel) you can select colors from the color toolbars before you draw an object (either before or after you click the object's tool). Other objects are always drawn using their default colors, but you can select the objects and then click the toolbars to change their colors.
Default colors and styles
The default colors for drawing objects change when you use the
Foreground Color
and
Background Color
 toolbars. When you select a color in the
Foreground
or
Background
toolbar, that color becomes the default value for all future drawing objects (except the panel and image objects), whether or not you have selected an object in the display. The same is true of the Back Style and Pattern Style toolbars. If you use these toolbars to change a back style or pattern style, the style you select becomes the new default.
In these toolbars, the color or style that shows as selected in the toolbar is the default color or style, not the color or style of the currently selected object in the display.
TIP:
  • If you select more than one object, when you click a color toolbar or change a color property in the
    Property Panel
    , the applicable colors of all selected objects are changed.
  • The
    Foreground Color
     and
    Background Color
     toolbars can affect multiple properties of the object. To assign different colors to the affected properties, use the
    Property Panel
     or the
    Properties
    dialog box.
  • Use the
    Properties
    dialog box or the
    Property Panel
    to assign separate colors to different foreground or background properties, to choose colors that do not appear in the toolbars, or to change the default colors for properties that cannot be assigned using the color toolbars.
Use the color toolbars to assign colors to the following properties.
Foreground Color toolbar
Background Color toolbar
Border Color
Back Color
Caption Color
Background Color
Fore Color
Caption Back Color
Foreground Color
Image Back Color
Image Color
Legend Color
Line Color
Needle Color
Pattern Color
To change the colors of an object using the toolbars
  1. Select the object.
  2. Click the color in the applicable toolbar. The color you clicked becomes the default color for future drawing objects.
To change the colors of an object using the Property Panel
  1. Select the object.
  2. In the
    Property Panel
    , click the color box beside the name of the property to change. A color palette opens.
  3. Click the color to use, or click
    Other
    to select from a broader range of colors.
To change the colors of an object using the Properties dialog box
  1. Double-click the object. For drawing objects, you can also right-click the object, and then select
    Properties
    .
  2. In the
    Properties
    dialog box’s
    General
    tab, click the color box beside the name of the property to change. A color palette opens.
  3. Click the color to use, or click
    Other
    to select from a broader range of colors.
Options
  • Basic Colors
    Click the appropriate colored box to select a basic color.
  • Custom Colors
    You can define up to 16 custom colors. To select one, click the appropriate box.
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