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3 In the Main Model Display area, click Background Color.
4 To choose one of the Basic colors or one of the existing Custom Colors, select a color box and then click OK.
To choose a color not already displayed in this dialog, click Define Custom Colors, define the new color, click
Add to Custom Colors. (This adds a new color option to the available Custom Colors.) Now you can select the
new color box and then click OK.
5 Click OK again to exit the Options editor.
TIP: You can export the model background by selecting Export model and object background color in
Model > Options > Display.
Change the Background and Outline Colors of Existing Models and Views
1 In the Data Model Explorer, click a data model or a view of a data model.
2 Click Format > Colors & Fonts > Colors.
3 To set the background color of a model, from the list select Model Background and then click Set Color.
To set the background color of all views in the model, from the list,select View Background and then click Set
Color.
To set the foreground color of all views in the model (the dotted line around the view box), from the list select
View Foreground and then click Set Color.
4 To choose one of the Basic colors or one of the existing Custom Colors, select a color box and then click OK.
To choose a color not already displayed in this dialog, click Define Custom Colors, define the new color, and
click Add to Custom Colors. (This adds a new color option to the available Custom Colors.) Then you can
select the new color box and click OK.
5 To apply your changes and exit the Colors & Fonts editor, click OK again.
Notes
• When exporting the model, you can also export the model background by selecting Export model and object
background color in Model > Options > Display.
• You can specify background and foreground colors for an individual view by right-clicking the view in the Data
Model Window and then clicking View Background/Outline Color.
• You can specify that all views in the data model share the same background and foreground (outline) colors by
clicking Tools > Options > View and then in the View area, selecting Same background color for all views.
See Also
Overriding Color and Font Settings for a Specific Object
Setting Default Diagram Colors and Fonts
You can create color schemes and change fonts to help manage your workspace. The Colors and Fonts Editor lets
you customize the data model display by customizing the background and foreground colors of the model, entities,
and database objects and by customizing the font for individual components of the data model or standardizing on a
specific font for all displayed text.
1 Click Format > Colors & Fonts.
2 Make the changes as required and then click OK to implement the changes.
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