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bowen192
Inspiring
July 19, 2011
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Can you use a custom colour in a table in Framemaker?

  • July 19, 2011
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Hello

Pretty much as per title.

And I think I already know the answer to be honest

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    Correct answer Bob_Niland

    for example, R 123 G 85 B112

    I might add that:

    You'll use the

    Model: RGB

    submenu for that.

    And this menu is percent based, so you'll need to convert your 0-255 values to 0-100%.

    And these are uncalibrated colors (you can't specify a color model, white point, gamma, or anything else). But you can enter, for example sRGB values, and "tag images for color management" later in PDF rendering (with the sRGB color model elected).

    Use

    Print As: Process

    Overprint: Overprint

    unless you have a known reason to use other settings.

    2 replies

    bowen192
    bowen192Author
    Inspiring
    July 19, 2011

    You're going to hate me for this.

    I actually meant, can you use your own custom colours (for example, R 123 G 85 B112), or are you stuck with Framemaker's preset colours?

    Bob_Niland
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2011

    View > Color > Color Definitions

    Participating Frequently
    July 19, 2011

    Just create/define the colour first and then you can use it either as fill or for the border colour.

    Bob_Niland
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2011

    And once the color is defined, you can apply it via either:

    Table > Table Designer [Shading]

    This is typically for table-wide settings and Table Catalog defaults.

    or select an existing table and

    Table > Custom Ruling and Shading

  • Custom Cell Shading | Color:

    This is typically for local overrides and isolated cell mods.