Selecting the color of rectangles using the Formatting toolbar

You can use this procedure to change the color of either a rectangle (with square corners) or a rounded rectangle (with rounded corners).

To format a rectangle using the Formatting toolbar

1. Open the document to be formatted in the Document Editor. (How?)

2. Select the rectangle to be formatted.

3. The Formatting toolbar allows you to change the color of the rectangle. Click the arrow next to the Fill icon and select a color from the drop-down list.

   To use a gradient (a two-color combination), you must use either the Property List or the Format Objects dialog box. For instructions, see Formatting rectangles using the Property List or Formatting rectangles using the Format Objects dialog box.

Related Topic

• Adding rectangles to documents