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You define a Color Item by a unique name, a color value, and an opacity setting. If you change the color value or opacity
setting, the iCOMPEL updates all the items that use the color. Click the
changes. You can define more than one color item with the same color values.
Click the tab for the option you require:
Colors – Listing the color items and their characteristics. Click the
is in use). Click the
o Modify a color – The settings are as described for the Add Color tab. Click the
modifications.
o Access the Used By tab – Lists which layouts are using the color.
Add Color – Adding a new color manually.
To add a new color, complete the following information and click the
Name
Enter a unique and meaningful name for the color. This does not have to be in Layout name: Color item
format followed by the iCOMPEL.
Color Value
Specify the color using either separate RGB values or a single hexadecimal value. On a Windows PC, you can
find the RGB values for a color you want to use by following these steps:
1. Click Start and select All Programs > Accessories > Paint.
2. Open a file containing an image that uses the target color.
3. Use the Color Picker tool
Click the Edit Colors tool
4.
5. Read off the RGB values at the bottom right of the Edit Colors display.
Opacity
To allow background items to be visible, enter a percentage to match the opacity required. 100% is completely
opaque and 1% is almost completely transparent.

3.7 Fonts

The iCOMPEL offers a collection of standard fonts that are suitable for most purposes.
To view the installed fonts:
1. On the menu bar, click Media and Fonts.
2. Click the Font Families tab.
The Font Families tab shows details of all the fonts available on the iCOMPEL (including those you install). The Font Files
tab lists the files for any fonts you install.
If you want to use a font that is not available on the iCOMPEL, you must add your own font files. The iCOMPEL supports
TrueType (TTF or TTC) and OpenType (OTF) format font files. If your iCOMPEL is a publisher, you must also install that
additional font on every subscriber iCOMPEL.
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