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Color: Dreamweaver 4:
Changing Color

To change the colors on your web page in Dreamweaver
  • Choose Modify,  Page Properties from the drop down menu
  • The Page Properties dialog box will appear. 

Page Properties: Color

  • Choose your text, link, and background colors by clicking on the down arrow in the lower right corner of each color cube and selecting a color from the dropdown menu.

Color Picker

Note that the hexadecimal equivalent of the red, green, and blue values of the color  displays at the top of the color picker box as you scroll through the color cubes.

If you prefer, you can type the hex values of your colors directly into the boxes on the Page Properties dialog box.

If you want to revert to the default color of any page element, click on the default button in the upper right corner of the color picker.

Default Color button
Default color button

If you are not satisfied with the basic web page color palette, click on the System Color button in the upper right corner of the color picker.

The Windows Color dialog box will appear.

System Color button
System color button

Windows Color dialog box

Choose from a wider variety of basic colors or set the red, green, and blue values by hand by typing the hexadecimal equivalents in the color boxes in the lower right of the dialog box.

To save your new color, click on Add to Custom Colors. The color will be added to one of the Custom colors boxes in the lower left panel.

To apply your changes, click OK.

When you are satisfied with your color choices,  click Apply on the Page Properties dialog box.

Click OK to return to your web page.

Color: Dreamweaver 4:
Key Concepts
Changing Color

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