Standard Colors [EA User Guide]

The Standard Colors page of the Options dialog is shown below:

LocalOptions-StandardColors

Standard Colors Settings:

·	Paper - Defines the paper (background) color in diagrams.

·	Element Fill - Defines the fill color of elements.

·	Element Line - Defines the line color of elements.

·	Shadow - Defines the shadow color.

·	Attribute - Defines the attribute color.

·	Method - Defines the method color.

·	Note Color - Defines the note background color.

·	Note Compartment Text - Defines the color of text in the Note Compartment.

·	Screen - Defines the screen (element) color.

·	Connector Line - Defines the connector line color.

·	Behavior - Defines the color for behaviors in Activity diagrams.

·	Show Project Custom Colors in Element Format toolbar - Select to enable use of project custom colors; for more information on setting and getting the custom colors see the Get and Set Project Custom Colors topic.

·	Show Gradient Fill for Paper Color - Select to have a color gradient in the diagram background, deselect to have a solid, uniform background color.

·	Gradient Fill Direction For an Element - Click on the drop-down arrow and select the direction for the color gradient within element boxes, or select <none> for no color gradient.

Note: Using this page of the Options dialog, you can set the background of a diagram to be a specific color and to be either a uniform color or to have a fade gradient from top to bottom. Alternatively, you can create a background image for the diagram; see the Create Custom Diagram Background topic.