How to Change the Color of Text Using Adobe's InDesign

Change the Color of Text Using Adobe's InDesign

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You are designing a print advertisement and want to change the color effect of text within the document. Follow this process to change the text color.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Adobe InDesign CS2
Windows XP

Step1

Open an Adobe InDesign document from the File menu or Welcome screen. The document should have at least one line of text.

Step2

Activate the "Type Tool" from the Tools box. Highlight a sample of text in the document. If the Tools box is not visible, select "Tools" from the Window menu.

Step3

Click and drag the mouse to highlight a sample of text on the page.

Step4

Select "Swatches" from the Window menu or press F5 on the keyboard to display the Swatches palette.

Step5

The Fill and Stroke text icons (shown as overlapping letter T) are accessible from the Tools box or Swatches palette. The text icon on the left controls the fill color, while the text icon on the right controls the border color. Activate the Fill color formatting effect.

Step6

Select a red swatch from the Swatches palette. This action will change the fill color of the highlighted text to red.

Step7

Activate the Stroke color formatting effect from the Tools box or Swatches palette. Select a yellow swatch from the Swatches palette. This action will change the border color of the highlighted text to yellow.

Tips & Warnings

The Tint percentage field from the Swatches palette allows you to alter the color gradient of a swatch. You may type the percentage directly into the field or click the arrow to drag the slider in either direction.