You can select colors for many objects in Analytics, such
as text labels and report backgrounds.
When selecting colors from a tabbed window, the Color window displays. When selecting
colors from a ribbon, the color menu displays. Both give you the same options, though they
present them in slightly different ways. This procedure explains how to select colors and
define custom colors using both the color menu and Color window.
- To select a color using the menu, click the color you want
to use.
The color is applied to the object you're editing.
- To select a color using the window:
- Click the color you want.
- Click OK.
The color is applied to the object you’re editing.
- To define a custom color from the window:
- Click Define Custom Colors.
The window expands to show custom color options.
- Click anywhere in the color palette or enter the HSL
(hue, saturation, lumination) or RGB (red, green, blue) components
in the appropriate text boxes to define your custom color.
The HSL color model defines the hue, saturation, and lumination
of the color.
- Hue—The hue is the pigment of the color and has a value between
0 to 359 degrees.
- Saturation—The saturation is measured as a percent from 0 to 100
and specifies the vividness of a color.
- Lumination—Lumination is the amount of white in the color and
is a value from 0 to 100 percent.
The RGB color model defines the amount of red, green, and
blue light the color contains. RGB values can be between 0 and 255.
For example, when all components are set to 255, the color is white,
and when all are set to 0, the color is black.
- Click Add to Custom Colors. The
color is added to your custom colors.
- Click OK to apply the color you
selected or created to the component you’re defining.
- To view additional standard colors or to create a custom
color from the color menu, click More Colors.
-
To select a standard color from the window, click the color you want and
click OK to apply the color to the object you’re
editing.
- To define a custom color, click the Custom tab.
Custom colors are defined on the Custom tab in the same way
they're defined on the Color window.
- Click OK to apply the custom
color to the object you’re editing.