PUB98: FAQ on Color Schemes

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Definition of a Color Scheme

You can use Publisher Color Schemes to change all the colors used in your publication at the click of a button. To apply a color to an object that follows a Publisher Color Scheme, you can select scheme colors from the color palette on the formatting toolbar. Later, when you want to change the color scheme of your publication, all objects set to follow the current color scheme in your publication will be recolored to pick up the new scheme.

Common Questions

1. Why do some colors stay the same when I change my color scheme?

   Objects that are absolutely colored do not change with the color scheme. Absolute (non-color scheme) colors are chosen in the More Colors dialog box or in the Basic Color portion of the color palette.
   
   NOTE: You must click to select the box in the More Colors dialog to see basic (absolute) colors on the palette.

2. When I choose to bring up the color scheme dialog box, why do I get a message box telling me something about non-scheme colors?

   This dialog is shown when Publisher detects that a non-scheme (absolute) color is being used in your publication. Clicking Yes will automatically change the colors of the absolute objects to their closest scheme color. This feature is particularly useful if you've designed your publication without using scheme colors but then later want to experiment with color schemes. Clicking No will leave the colors unchanged. If you continually choose No to this message, the message will eventually stop appearing for that publication.

3. When I paste objects into a new or different publication, their colors change. Why does this occur?

   Pasted objects that are scheme colored will inherit the color scheme of the destination publication. So, if you cut or copy objects from one publication and then change the color scheme, or if you close and open a new publication that uses a different scheme, you will notice the pasted objects have a different color then their original colors.
   
   If you want to disable this behavior, you can change the color scheme of the destination publication to match that of the source publication, or you can recolor the object.