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How do I change typeface colour so that white reverses out on black bacground

Asked by David Stuart-Black

I wish to display white lettering on a dark blue background - how do I 'colour' the typeface white ?

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Best Marc Stewart (marc.stewart) said : 		#1

The same way you'd colour anything else. With the object (in this case your text) selected, open the Fill and Stroke properties (Object > Fill and Stroke...). Under Fill, select the solid colour option for fill type, then pick white for the object colour.

(The Stroke tab affects the outline of the text. Usually I keep that as no colour (the X icon), but it can also be used to slightly embolden the text, by using the same colour as the fill, as well as create outline text, by selecting a colour here and choosing 'no colour' for the Fill instead.)

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David Stuart-Black (david-dsb1) said : 		#2

Many thanks indeed

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whitereverses out on black bacground

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Marc Stewart proposed the following answer:
The same way you'd colour anything else. With the object (in this case
your text) selected, open the Fill and Stroke properties (Object > Fill
and Stroke...). Under Fill, select the solid colour option for fill
type, then pick white for the object colour.

(The Stroke tab affects the outline of the text. Usually I keep that as
no colour (the X icon), but it can also be used to slightly embolden the
text, by using the same colour as the fill, as well as create outline
text, by selecting a colour here and choosing 'no colour' for the Fill
instead.)

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David Stuart-Black (david-dsb1) said : 		#3

Many thanks to Marc