Change the colour of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line

Draw the line

To learn how; visit these links:

• Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line
• Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line
• Pen/Curve Tool—Draw a precise curved line

Change the line’s colour

1. In the top toolbar, click the Pencil Icon displaying the tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
    
2. Choose the new colour

   To choose the colour:

   1. There are 2 options for this step:
      Option 1
      Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.
       
      Option 2
      1. Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with colour.
          
      2. (Optional) Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
          
       
   2. (Optional) In the "Opacity" field, type in the non-transparency percentage of the final colour.
      The opacity value:
      • 0% is invisible.
      • 50% is see-through.
      • 100% is the solid colour.

   Note: Instead of using the above method, you can choose a colour by clicking to select a colour swatch square.

   To learn how to save colours to use later, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label

    
3. In the top toolbar, select the "Fill/Change Colour Tool".

   Quick Key: Or you can press the "G" button on your keyboard.

    
4. In the Map View, click anywhere on the line.
   You will see the colour has changed.

See also

Change the thickness of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line

Change the style of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line

Change the end cap style of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line

Copy the colour/style/thickness/cap style from one line to another