Re: [libreoffice-users] How to extract a color from a text?

At 11:42 25/05/2013 +0200, Axel Braun wrote:
> in LO 4.0.3 I have the problem that I have a text in a specific 
> color, that appears as 'user color' in the font color box.  I can't 
> bring this color to another text, as this user color is not 
> available when selecting the other text (right mouse button -> Symbol (Zeichen)
>
> Any idea how to extract the font color and make it available for all text?

Ideally, you would want to save this as a new colour in your colour 
table: it would then appear as an available colour, as you 
request.  I don't see that there is any way to do this.

Here are two ideas:

o Put the cursor in your coloured text.
o Click the Format Paintbrush icon in the Standard toolbar.
o Drag the paintbrush over the new text.  To avoid painting the 
paragraph formatting as well, hold down Ctrl whilst you release the 
mouse after the drag.

o Put the cursor in your coloured text.
o Go to Format | Styles and Formatting or click the Styles & 
Formatting button in the Formatting toolbar or press F11.
o Click Character Styles.
o Click New Style from Selection | New Style from Selection.
o Give your new character style a name.
You now have a character style with the captured colour, which you 
can apply to other text in the normal way.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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