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Add color to shapes in Visio 2002

 
Applies to
Microsoft Visio® 2002

It isn't always easy to choose colors that complement and enhance one another. And it can be time consuming to apply colors individually to different parts of a diagram. Applying a color scheme:

  • Gives a consistent, predefined color design to all the content in your diagram.
  • Applies color to every new shape that you add according to the design.

Applying color schemes to charts

You can change all colors simultaneously by applying a new color scheme.

To apply a color scheme to a diagram

  1. Right-click the drawing page, and then click Color Schemes.

 Note    Color schemes are not available for Office Layouts, Directional Maps, and certain other Visio 2002 drawing types.

  1. Click a color scheme, and then click Apply to see how the colors look.
  2. When you find the color scheme you want, click OK.

To remove a color scheme

  1. Right-click the drawing page, and then click Color Schemes.
  2. Click Black & White, and then click OK.