Use Custom Colors

Available from Version: 9.8 

Operating System: Windows 

empower® Add-in: Charts

When editing the color of chart objects, you can choose from the customizing colors that have been defined by your company.

In addition, you can add custom colors if the available colors do not match your needs.

If you have already added custom colors, you can find them under Custom Colors in your color picker (Figure 1, “Custom Colors”).

Figure 1. Custom Colors

Custom Colors

Note

Custom colors are independent of the customizings. If you change your customizing via the user settings or for a single chart, this does not affect your custom colors.

Manage Custom Colors

To view and manage your custom colors, click on the on the gear symbol next to Custom Colors (Figure 2, “Gear Symbol for Custom Colors”).

Figure 2. Gear Symbol for Custom Colors

Gear Symbol for Custom Colors

On the left-hand side of the dialog box, you can view all custom colors (Figure 3, “Available Custom Colors”).

Figure 3. Available Custom Colors

Available Custom Colors

On the right-hand side, the selected color and its respective values are displayed (Figure 4, “Color Display”).

Figure 4. Color Display

Color Display

If you have added multiple colors, you can change the display order of the colors using the arrow symbols on the bottom of the dialog box (Figure 5, “Rearrange Colors”).

The display order is then reflected in the color picker.

Figure 5. Rearrange Colors

Rearrange Colors

Add and Delete Colors

To add a custom color to your color picker, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the plus symbol next to Custom Colors (Figure 6, “Plus Symbol for Custom Colors”).

    A dialog box opens.

Figure 6. Plus Symbol for Custom Colors

Plus Symbol for Custom Colors

  1. Either pick a new color from the color scheme (Figure 7, “Add Color” (1)) or enter the color values to define the custom color.

    1. To enter specific values, first choose a color model you want to use (Figure 7, “Add Color” (2)).

    2. Then, enter the values into the input fields (Figure 7, “Add Color” (3)).

      Alternatively, you can enter the HEX value directly.

  2. If you have finished, click on the button OK to save your changes (Figure 7, “Add Color” (4)).

    The new color is added to the color picker.

Figure 7. Add Color

Add Color

To add multiple custom colors at once, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the gear symbol next to Custom Colors.

    A dialog box opens.

  2. Click on the plus symbol at the bottom of the dialog box (Figure 8, “Add More Colors”).

    The currently selected color will be added as a copy.

    If you have not selected any of the colors, the color of the selected element is preselected.

  3. Make all required changes as described above.

  4. If you have finished, click on the button  OK to save your changes.

Figure 8. Add More Colors

Add More Colors

Note

If you have selected multiple elements, the color of the majority of elements is preselected in the color scheme. If there is no majority, no color is preselected.

Note

If you pick a color from the color scheme, the values are calculated automatically.

To delete a color, open the dialog box via the gear symbol and select the color from the list in the dialog box.

Then, click on the X symbol (Figure 9, “Cross Symbol for Custom Colors”).

Figure 9. Cross Symbol for Custom Colors

Cross Symbol for Custom Colors

Use the Eyedropper

If you want to reuse a color that is present in your current presentation or another opened presentation, you can use the eyedropper to add this color to your custom colors and apply the color to the currently selected chart object.

To do so, follow the following steps:

  1. Open the color picker for the chart object you want to apply the color to.

  2. Click on the eyedropper symbol next to Custom Colors (Figure 10, “Eyedropper Symbol for Custom Colors”).

Figure 10. Eyedropper Symbol for Custom Colors

Eyedropper Symbol for Custom Colors

  1. Navigate to the color you want to use.

    Your mouse cursor is displayed as an eyedropper and the colors are displayed next to it (Figure 11, “Eyedropper with Color Display”).

    The color can also be located in another open PowerPoint presentation.

Figure 11. Eyedropper with Color Display

Eyedropper with Color Display

  1. Click on this color.

    You will be navigated back to the selected chart object and a dialog box opens.

    All values for the selected color are entered automatically.

  2. If everything is displayed as required, click on the button OK (Figure 12, “Button OK for Eyedropper Color”).

    If you want to change anything, you can make these changes directly in the dialog box.

The color is now added to your custom colors and it is automatically applied to your currently selected chart object.

Figure 12. Button OK for Eyedropper Color

Button OK for Eyedropper Color

Note

To leave the eyedropper mode without choosing a color, press  ESC.

Note

If you add a color via the eyedropper which is already part of your custom colors, the color is added as a duplicate.

Edit a Custom Color

To edit an existing custom color, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the gear symbol next to Custom Colors.

    A dialog box opens.

  1. In this dialog box, select the color you want to edit from the list on the left-hand side of the dialog box.

  2. On the right-hand side of the dialog box, either pick a new color from the color scheme or change the values to define the new color.

    1. To enter specific values, first choose a color model you want to use.

    2. Then, enter the values into the input fields.

      Alternatively, you can enter the HEX value directly.

  3. If you have finished, click on the button OK to save your changes.

Note

If you pick a color from the color scheme, the values are calculated automatically.

Note

If you edit a color, the changes are not automatically applied on objects the color has been used on.

After editing you color, you need to change the object colors manually.

Import and Export Custom Colors

Custom colors can be shared with colleagues.

This means that you can receive a selection of custom colors from a colleague or share your selection of custom colors with another colleague.

This can be helpful to keep consistency between charts created within a company or within a single department which needs colors that differ from the corporate design.

To export your custom colors, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the gear symbol.

    A dialog box opens.

  1. On the bottom of this dialog box, click on the export symbol (Figure 13, “Button Export Colors”).

    You file explorer opens.

  2. Navigate to the location where you want to save the export.

  3. Save the file to this location.

    You can name the file as you like.

Figure 13. Button Export Colors

Button Export Colors

The custom colors are saved in a .json file.

You can now share this .json file with your colleagues to provide them with your custom colors.

If someone shares their custom colors with you, you also receive a .json  file.

To import this file and add the custom colors, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the gear symbol.

    A dialog box opens.

  1. On the bottom of this dialog box, click on the import symbol (Figure 14, “Button Import Colors”).

    You file explorer opens.

  2. Navigate to the storage location of the .json file you have received.

  3. Open this file.

    The custom colors are added to your list of custom colors.

Figure 14. Button Import Colors

Button Import Colors

In case the .json file contains a duplicate of a color that is already part of your custom colors, a dialog box opens (Figure 15, “Dialog Box for Existing Colors”).

In this dialog box, you can decide if you want to replace the currently existing colors or save the new colors as duplicates.

Figure 15. Dialog Box for Existing Colors

Dialog Box for Existing Colors

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