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The font color can be changed to virtually any color, and the results will be seen on screen and when printed on a color printer. The background color can also be changed, but the background color will display on screen only. It will not print.
The command used for colors is FG r,g,b for the font or foreground color and BG r,g,b for the screen or background color (where r, g, b are numbers between 0 and 255 that specify the amount of red, green, and blue respectively in the custom color). For more information, see FG and BG commands. Note that the DY command can also be used to set the color. However, we recommend using the FG and BG commands instead of the DY command. If you encounter any problems with a document that includes DY commands, try replacing the DY commands with FG and BG commands. For more information, see DY command.
You can also draw colored boxes around words, change the default colors for on-screen display, change the color used for marking (selecting or highlighting) text and change the color and width of your cursor.
Font Color
To change the font color:
The selected color can be turned off, returning to the system color (usually black) by pressing Ctrl+7. This inserts an FG2,2,2 command which instructs the program to return to the system default font color.
The Color dialog used to change font color can also be opened from the Set Font Dialog.
Background Color
The background color can be changed, but the color will be seen on-screen only, not when printed. This lets you mark text for special purposes (e.g., needs editing, needs reference, etc.). To change the background color:
The selected color can be turned off, returning to the system background color (usually white) by pressing Ctrl+8. This inserts a BG1,1,1 command which instructs the program to return to the system default background color.
Selection Color
The background color used when you highlight (or select) text can be changed. Click Tools, Preferences, and double-click on Selection Type and Color. For more information, see Selection Color.
Cursor Color
The color and thickness of the cursor can be changed. Click Tools, Preferences, and double-click on Cursor. For more information, see Cursor Settings.
Colored Boxes
Colored boxes can be drawn around text by clicking Format, Color, Begin Box Around Text. For more information, see Colored Boxes.
Default Colors for On-Screen Display
Some Nota Bene users prefer to work with a soft color (e.g., light gray) as the background screen color and others prefer the DOS colors (light print on a dark background). Windows system controls can be used to set the default on-screen colors for all applications (Control Panel, Display, Appearance). Nota Bene controls can be used to set the default on-screen colors for Nota Bene only. Click Tools, Preferences, Screen Display. On the Screen Display dialog, click the Foreground button to set the font color for on-screen display and the Background button to set the screen color for display. Any changes that you make will apply to all Nota Bene documents that are subsequently opened (not to currently open documents), and will be remembered from session to session. The changes will not affect the way documents are printed. Before making these changes, the following should be considered:
•Since the default display colors will not affect the printed document, there may be some confusion for users who wish to make use of color in their printed documents. For example, if you choose blue as your default on-screen font color, it will be difficult to see the difference if you use the Color dialog (as described above) to change the font color to blue so that it will print in blue. •Nota Bene makes use of non-printing colors to convey information that may be important (e.g., blue text is used to indicate that the text was generated by Ibidem, an academic style manual, etc.). These colors were designed with the assumption that the default colors would be black on white, and changing the default screen colors may make some of these distinctions less apparent.
Colors Used for Citations
Text that has been generated by Ibidem (citations and bibliographies) will normally display in blue so that you can identify text that has been generated by the program. When the document is printed, the text generated by Ibidem will print in black. Under certain circumstances the on-screen color of text generated by Ibidem will be green, maroon, or pink. Text generated by Ibidem includes bibliographies as well as citations. See Colors Used for Citations.
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