Change text color
You can quickly change both the fill and outline color of text. You can change the fill, outline, and background color of text. You can change the color of individual characters, a block of text, or all characters in a text object.
Left to right: Background color is applied to artistic text, paragraph text, and selected characters
To quickly change the color of a text object
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Using the
Pick tool
, click a text
object to select it
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Perform a task from the following table.
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To fill characters in a text object with one color |
Click any color swatch on the default color palette or drag a color swatch to the text object. |
To apply an outline color to all characters in a text object |
Right-click any color swatch on the default color palette or drag a color swatch to the edge of a character in the text object. |
To change the color of a text selection
1
Using the
Text tool
, select a character or a block of text.
If the
Properties docker is not open, click
Window 
Properties.
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In the
Properties docker, click the
Character button
to display the character-related options.
3
In the
Character area of the
Properties docker, perform one or more tasks from the following table.
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In the text color area, choose a fill type from the Fill type list box, open the Fill picker, and then click a color or a fill. |
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In the text color area, click the Fill settings button  , and modify the settings in the dialog box. |
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In the text background color area, choose a fill type from the Background fill type list box, open the Fill picker, and then click a color or a fill. |
Modify background fill settings |
In the text background color area, click the Fill settings button , and modify the settings in the dialog box. |
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In the text outline color area, click the Outline width list box, and choose an option from the list. |
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In the text outline color area, click the Outline color picker, and click a color. |
Modify line outline settings |
In the text outline color area, click the Outline settings button , and modify the settings in the Outline pen dialog box. |
To add a background color to text
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Add a background color to paragraph or artistic text |
Using the Pick tool , select the text. Open the Background color picker on the property bar, and pick a color. |
Add a background color to specific characters |
Using the Text tool , select the characters. Open the Character background color picker on the property bar, and pick a color. |
You can also add a background color to text by using the Background color controls in the Character area of the Properties docker. To access the Properties docker, click Window Properties.
