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Working with Color and Fills

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Overview

Edit Colors in the DesignCenter

Open the Uniform Color Mixer

Using the Uniform Color Mixer

Copy/Apply the Uniform Color

Uniform (Solid) Colors

Overview
The Uniform Color mixer is used for creating and/or finely adjusting exiting object colors on-the-fly. if, however, you wish to save or load-in color charts please see Colors Libraries.

Edit Colors in the DesignCenter
There is also a simplified Color Mixer in the DesignCenter, see the Edit Color tab in the Colors, Fills and Pen Tools category in the DesignCenter

Working with the Uniform Color Mixer

To

Do the following

Open the Uniform Color Mixer 1.

Click on the Pick tool and select the object(s) you wish to change the color of;

2. Click on Current Fill (as shown directly above in red) and the Uniform Color Mixer will open.
Please note You can also bring the Uniform Color Mixer up from the Colors menu → Color Mixer...
Using the Uniform Color Mixer

The Uniform Color Mixer allows you to select and works with the following Color Models: CMY, CMYK, HSV, L*a*b* and RGB.

Once you have selected the Color Model you can then set the value for each Color Channel to obtain the precise color you require. Alternatively you can select one of the Color Swatches, or click on the Color Wheel or the Color Panel to select a color. Once you have the color you require click on Apply and the selected object(s) in the program will change to that color.

You can then apply the Color to other documents within your document, as explained below.

Copy/Apply the Uniform Color
1.

Click on the Pick tool and select the object you wish to copy the Uniform Color from and its fill (color) will appear in the Current Fill (shown above);

2. Click the Copy Fill to Reserve Fill arrow tool (shown above) and the Current Fill will be copied to the Reserve Fill;
3.
Click on the object that you wish to copy the fill to, then click on the Reserve fill and the fill (uniform color) will be applied to the selected object.

If you wish to save or load-in color charts please see Color Libraries


Related Topics

SignMaster Cut and Colors (Overview)
The SignMaster Cut Colorbar
Working with Colors
Spot Color Mixer (Editor)
Working with Spot Colors
Color Libraries (Named and Vinyl Color Charts)
Understanding Color and Models


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