| • Change Color of Selected Text • Change Color of All Text and Background • | |
There are several ways to change colors on a page in Dreamweaver. |
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| Change Color of Selected Text | |
If you want to change the color of selected text, highlight that text. Then access the Text Color box |
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Alternately, if you know the hex value of the color you want to use, you can simply type the hex value into the text box next to the color square |
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| Change Color of All Text and Background | |
To change all of your text colors in Dreamweaver
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From here you can modify all of the colors on your page. Just click on the down arrow of the color cube of your choice to bring up the palette and choose a new color.
If at any time you want to revert to the default page colors, click on the Default Color button |
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If you want more colors to choose from, click on the System Color Picker |
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From here you can move the crosshairs and the slide rule or manipulate the color values to find a specific color. You can add this color to your Custom Colors as well. Highlight the color you have chosen and click on OK when you are finished. |
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When you are satisfied with your color choices, click Apply on the Page Properties dialog box. Click OK to return to your web page. |
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Once you have changed the colors on a page, preview the page in a browser to be sure there is sufficient contrast between the text and background colors. |
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| • Key Concepts • Change Color on a Page • | |
on the Properties panel. If you click on the dropdown arrow in the lower right corner of the colored text box, a browser-safe palette will appear and your cursor will turn into an eye dropper. Use the dropper to choose a color then click away from the palette and your highlighted text will turn into that color. 
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button on the palette. The Color dialog box will appear.     |
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