Fonts and Colours Tab

The Fonts and Colours tab is used to set:

• The colours of cell backgrounds which are used to indicate whether values have been inserted, changed or removed, or are unchanged.

• The colours of column headings which are used to indicate whether columns contain "normal" item or drawing data, contain UDA, or have been added by the user.

• The fonts which are used to indicate whether or not a value may be edited in the data tabs.

• The colour of cell backgrounds on Excel reports used to indicate that values have changes since a report was last saved as an Excel file or printed.

  

• To specify cell colouring for unchanged, inserted, changed or removed data, in the Cell colours section, press the appropriate Background button and select the required colour from the colour selection dialog that is then displayed. The selected colours are displayed under the Cell preview heading, and on the Background button.

• To specify column heading colouring for P&ID, UDA and user-created columns, in the Column header colours section, press the appropriate Background button and select the required colour from the colour selection dialog that is then displayed. The selected colours are displayed under the Cell preview heading, and on the Background button.

  Note: Cell colours can be switched off entirely by a setting on the Options Tab.

• To specify the font used to indicate which data can be edited and which cannot be edited, in the Fonts section, press the appropriate Font... button and select the required font from the font selection dialog that is then displayed. The selected fonts are displayed under the Text preview heading.

• To specify the cell colour indicating changes to data on Excel reports since a report was last saved as an Excel file or printed, in the Excel Reports Highlight colour section, press the Background button and select the required colour from the colour selection dialog that is then displayed. The selected colour is displayed under the Cell preview heading, and on the Background button.

• To specify the cell colour indicating changes to individual cells, in the Highlight individual cell changes section, press the Background button and select the required colour from the colour selection dialog that is then displayed. The selected colour is displayed under the Cell preview heading, and on the Background button.

  A red background cannot be used to highlight individual cell changes as it is used to highlight invalid cell values. If the user attempts to select a red background, a message is displayed:

  

  Note: Individual cell colours can be switched off entirely by a setting on the Options Tab.