XPAC Reference Guide

Colour palette

Colour palette

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The XPAC colour palette contains 56 default colours. If required, you can modify the default colours to suit your preferences.

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To access the colour palette, select Format > Colour Palette.

To customise a colour in the colour palette:

1.Click Format Mode on the Tools toolbar. The Format menu displays.
2.Select Format > Colour Palette. The Color Palette window displays.
3.Select the colour that you want to change.
4.Click Edit. The Color window displays.
5.Specify the colour that you want to add to the colour palette. Either:
a.Select a colour in the Basic colors section.
b.If applicable, select a colour that you previously specified in the Custom colors section.
c.Click anywhere in the color mixer:

Colour palette

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You can slide the arrow up or down to specify a darker or lighter shade of the colour that you selected.

d.Type the values for the Hue, Sat (Saturation) and Lum (Luminosity).
e.Type the colour ratios for Red, Green and Blue.
6.Click Add to Custom Colors. The colour that you specified displays in the Custom colors section.
7.Select the colour in the Custom Colors section that you just created.
8.Click OK.

XPAC saves the custom colour to the colour palette. You can select this colour anywhere you can access the colour palette, for example, when changing the border colour of selected cell/s.

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If required, you can restore all default palette colours by clicking Default Palette in the Color Palette window. Alternatively, you can reset a customised colour to its original colour by selecting the square and clicking Default Color.