Change the colours/thickness of a label

Create the label

To learn how; visit this link:
Label Tool —Create a label

Note: A label isn’t affected by the original settings for the border/fill area colours or border thickness.

Change the border/fill area colours and the border thickness

(Optional) Choose the colour of the label's border.
To choose the colour:
1. In the top toolbar, select the Border Colour Picker.
  The Border Colour Picker is the Pencil Icon displaying the tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
2. 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".
3. (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: You can save colours to use later. To learn how, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label
(Optional) Choose the colour of the label's fill area.
The Fill Colour Picker is the Bucket Icon displaying the tooltip: "Change fills. Fill connected lines".
(Optional) In the top toolbar, change the border thickness setting.
For this example, change the setting to "8".
Select the "Fill/Change Colour Tool" in the top toolbar.
Quick Key: Or you can press the "G" button on your keyboard.
In the Map View, click on the label.
You will see the colours/thickness have been updated.

Create the label

Change the border/fill area colours and the border thickness

See also