# Changing the Color of Text

/text/shared/guide/text_color.xhp
text; coloring
characters; coloring
colors; fonts
fonts;colors
MW added two entries from text/shared/01/05020200.xhp and deleted "colors;fill format"
Changing the Color of Text
Click the arrow next to the Font Color icon to activate a toolbar from which you can choose from a range of colors.

Icon
Font Color

Icon
paint can symbol
The following only applies to %PRODUCTNAME Writer: If you click the icon with a short-click while no text is selected, then the mouse pointer changes its appearance and is displayed as a paint can. Use this paint can symbol with the mouse key pressed to drag across a text area. This text area takes the selected color. The function remains active for as long as the icon is pressed, or until you click without dragging, or until you press the Escape key.

The following applies to all modules (%PRODUCTNAME Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress): Select the text that is to take another color, then click the color you want on the toolbar.
Font color