Change colors

You can change colors in the entire book, in a visualization, or in widgets that you added to a book.

  • For the book, you can change the visual theme, the color palette, and the background color.
  • For visualizations, you can change the color palette, the color used in the elements (such as bars, bubbles, or lines), the fill color, and the border color. You can also make the visualizations more transparent or opaque.
  • For shape and text widgets, you can make the widget more transparent or opaque, change the fill color, and change the border color.

Change colors in Planning Analytics Workspace

Procedure

  1. Click the Properties icon.
  2. For the entire book, ensure that nothing else has focus by clicking the background, away from any visualization or object.
  3. Click the General tab, then Color and Theme.
    What to change Actions
    The theme of the entire book Select a Visual theme for the book.
    The background color of the entire book Select a new Background color. Optionally, click Select custom color and use the color picker to create your own background color.
  4. For visualizations, click the visualization that you want to work with and complete one or more of the following actions.
    What to change Actions
    The color palette used in a visualization Click the Visualization tab, then open the Color category. Click Change color palette and select a new palette. Optionally, click Change heat palette to change the heat scale order.
    The color of the elements of a visualization (such as bars, bubbles, or lines) if the visualization does not use the Color data slot Click the Visualization tab, then open the Color category. Click Element color and select a new color.
    How transparent or opaque a visualization is Click the General tab, then move the Opacity slider.
    The fill color for a visualization Click the General tab, then click Fill color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
    The border color for a visualization Click the General tab, then click Border color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
  5. For shape and text widgets that you added to the book, select the widget that you want to work with and complete one or more of the following actions in Appearance category.
    What to change Actions
    How transparent or opaque a shape or text is Move the Opacity slider.
    The fill color for a shape or text Click Fill color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
    The border color for a shape or text Click Border color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.

Change colors in Planning Analytics Workspace Classic

Procedure

  1. Click the Properties icon.

    If you don't see the Properties icon, Click the Edit or preview icon.

  2. For the entire book, ensure that nothing else has focus by clicking the background, away from any visualization or object and complete one or more of the following actions in the General tab:
    What to change Actions
    The theme of the entire book Click Color and theme, and under Visual theme select a different theme.
    The background color of the entire book Click Color and theme, and under Background color select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color and use the color picker to create your own background color.
  3. For visualizations, click the visualization that you want to work with and complete one or more of the following actions:
    What to change Actions
    The color palette used in a visualization In the Visualization tab, click Color > Change color palette and select a new palette. Optionally, click Change heat palette to change the heat scale order.
    The color of the elements of a visualization (such as bars, bubbles, or lines) if the visualization does not use the Color data slot In the Visualizations tab, click Color > click Element color and select a new color.
    How transparent or opaque a visualization is In the General tab, move the Opacity slider.
    The fill color for a visualization In the General tab, click Fill color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
    The border color for a visualization In the General tab, click Border color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
  4. For shape and text widgets that you added to the book, select the widget that you want to work with and complete one or more of the following actions in the General > Appearance tab:
    What to change Actions
    How transparent or opaque a shape or text is Move the Opacity slider.
    The fill color for a shape or text Click Fill color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.
    The border color for a shape or text Click Border color and select a new color. Optionally, click Select custom color to create your own color with the Color picker.