Color Coding of Files

Color coding can be used to enable quicker identification of open files. You can select a color for:

•	All files that are not otherwise specified, including untitled files. This is the default color.

•	All files of a particular file type or extension, for example, all NB files. (Most people use the .NB extension for all Nota Bene files. The .BAK extension is used for backup files, and it is possible to assign different extensions to Nota Bene files.)

•	All files saved to a particular folder

•	Specific files

The coding goes from general to specific with the color assigned to a specific file having top priority. A color assigned to a particular file will be used even if different colors are assigned to the applicable file type/extension and/or folder. A color assigned to a folder will have priority over a color assigned to a file type/extension. Both folder and file type/extension have priority over the default color.

There are two options for designating colors:

•	The tab workspace. Note that the text on the tab workspace is black, so it will be more visible if you select lighter colors.

•	A bar down the left side of the file (three different widths can be shown, depending on how prominent you want the indicator)

To set color codes, make sure that files are open, including a files with extensions that you want to color code, files in folders that you want to color code and any files that you want to code individually.

1	Click File, File Options, Color Codes (or right-click on the tab at the top of an open file and click Color Codes)

2	The Color Coding of Files dialog will open. Complete the dialog as follows:

•	Complete the section at the top to indicate whether you want to color code open files and to specify the type of tab you would like to use.

•	Click the Default button to select the default color. This is the color that will be used for all files, including untitled files, unless another color is specified. When you click the Default button, a Color dialog opens so that you can select the color.

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Use the File Types section to choose a color for specified file types. When you click the Set button, a Color dialog opens so that you can select the color. For example, if you want to code all .NB files as yellow, you would enter .NB in the white box, then click the Set button and select the shade of yellow that you want.

•	Use the Folders section to choose a color for all files in a specified folder.

•	Use the Specific Files section to choose a color for a specific open file.

Click OK.

The settings that you select will be in effect until you change them.