Using site colors

You can collect and organize colors for a site and apply them to text and objects on pages in the site. Site colors remain linked to the pages they're used on, so you can change a site color and update any page that uses the color. The Colors tab in the site window lets you list site colors individually or in groups. For each color, the list includes a name that you assign, the HTML color name and value, whether the color is Web-safe or not, and whether the color has been used on a page in the site. The colors collected in the Colors tab also appear in the Site Color List of the Color palette. (See Using the Color palette.)

After you use a site color on a page, you can update the list in the site window to show that the color has been used.

To add colors to your site collection:

1. Do one of the following:
• Select a color in the Color palette and drag it from the preview pane to the Colors tab in the site window.
• Select colored text in the document window and drag it to the Colors tab in the site window. If you select text with multiple colors assigned to it, each color is added to the list of site colors.
• Select a site color in the Colors tab of another site window and drag it to the Colors tab in the site window.
• Select the Colors tab in the site window and choose Site > Get Colors Used to add all colors to the list that have been used on pages in the site. Or, click in the Colors tab and choose Get Colors Used from the context menu.
2. Rename the new site color(s) by entering the new names in the Colors tab in the site window or the Name text box in the Color Inspector.

To apply a site color to text or objects on a page:

1. Select the text or objects to be colored.
2. Do one of the following:
• Drag the site color from the Site Color List of the Color palette to the selection on the page or the color field in the toolbar.
• Click the color field in the Inspector and then select a color in the Site Color List of the Color palette.
• Drag the site color from the Colors tab in the site window to the selection on the page.

To change a site color and update pages that use it:

1. Double-click the site color in the Colors tab in the site window to open the Color palette. Or, select the site color and click the color field in the Color Inspector.
2. Select a new color in the Color palette.
3. In the Change Reference dialog box, select the pages that you want to update, and click OK.

Note: The Change Reference dialog box displays only pages that are closed.

To update the list of site colors:

Select the Color tab in the site window and choose Site > Get Colors Used.

Note: To get the colors recently used on a page, save and close the page first.

To remove a color from the site:

Select a site color in the Colors tab in the site window and do one of the following:

• Click the Delete button  in the toolbar, and then click Remove.
• Choose Site > Remove Unused Colors, and then click OK.