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Allows you to select a color from a color table, edit an existing color, or define new colors.

Choose Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Colors

Choose Format - Area - Colors tab

Contents

Color table

Name

Specifies the name of a selected color. You can also type a name in this field when defining a new color.

Color

Contains a list of available colors. To select a color, choose one from the list.

Color table

To modify, select the color model: Red-Green-Blue (RGB) or Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-BlacK (CMYK).

Note.png LibreOffice uses only the RGB color model for printing in color. The CMYK controls are provided only to ease the input of color values using CMYK notation.

If you select RGB, the initials of the three colors will appear and you can set the color from 0 to 255 with the spin button.

R

Red

G

Green

B

Blue

If you select CMYK, the initials of the four colors will appear and you can set the color from 0 to 255 with the spin button.

C

Cyan

M

Magenta

Y

Yellow

K

Black

Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

Add

Adds a new color.

Modify

Changes the current color. Note that the color is overwritten without a confirmation.

Edit

Allows you to define your own colors using the two-dimensional graphic and numerical gradient chart.

Delete

Deletes the selected element or elements after confirmation.

Load Color List

Accesses the Open dialog, which allows you to select a color palette.

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Open File

Save Color List

Opens the Save As dialog, which enables you to save the current color table under a specified name. If you do not choose this command, the current color table will be automatically saved as default and re-loaded the next time you start LibreOffice.

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Save As
Note.png The Load color list and Save color list icons are visible only if you select the Colors tab with the Format - Area command.
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