Thanks Stefan.
I think I'll just do my long workaround, where I simply write down the RGB
components, click a blank box, enter the RGB values then add the customer
colour. It's a pain, but it works.
Diana
It's a MSO std dialog
When the custom color dialog comes up
1st select the next available custom color block,
Then in the big "rainbow" color chart select the color HSL to get you in the
ball park
Then in the small rgb color bar on the right select the actual color to add
(select the black pointer or slide it up/down)
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| Well ... thank you all for your responses. It would appear that I wasn't
| very clear. I've tried all of what you suggest. I'll explain it again.
I
| don't really think there's a work-around. I think it's a querk in the MS
| Office (as this happens in the other apps in the suite).
|
| I will walk through the steps, hoping it will help. I have an item that
has
| a colour that I don't have in my custom colours - but I want to add it.
So,
| with the item selected, I click the fill tool and click the custom colours
| tab. Now at this point, I have the color ... it's right there. The
default
| selected custom color box is always one that has a previously created
custom
| colour. I don't want to lose the colour that is selected (on the right
side
| of this screen). If I "don't" want to over-write an existing colour, I
must
| select a blank custom colour box (on the left). As soon as I click a
blank
| box (so that I can add a "new" custom colour), it empties my selection (on
| the right) ... so I've lost what makes that colour (the RGB combo). I
have
| to write it down every down. This is entirely tedious!
|
| I hope that explains it better. My apologies for not explaining it
| properly.
| Diana
|
|
| | Hi Diana,
|
| It isn't obvious what you need to do..but it will sure seem like it after
| you know the "trick"
|
| In the palette you have 16 boxes where you can add custom colors. You need
| to click on the box where you want the color to be..before you actually
| select the color. If you do this and then add the color it will go into
the
| box you picked..if you don't it will default to the first one..overwriting
| your original choice!
|
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| Joe
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| | > I know how to add custom colours to the palette, however, what I don't
| know
| > is how to add it without it replacing another colour that's already in
the
| > palette.
| >
| > If I go into the palette with a colour I've selected ... for something
| that
| > isn't in the palette, and tell it to "add custom colour to the palette",
| it
| > will overwrite one that I added before. I've discovered the only way to
| > overcome this is to start without a colour, but this means having to
write
| > the RGB for the colour before I reselect it.
| >
| > Is there a way to overcome this? Thanks.
| >
| >
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