Edit Forum Color Scheme	panFora
Forum Admin

	Only Forum Administrators have access to Setup tools in panFora.
	panFora allows you to completely customize your Forum color scheme.
	You can customize all color elements in each Forum, from background colors to plain text colors and text links colors.
	You may assign colors to each frame and its elements independently of other frames.
	You may:
	Use the existing Color Scheme library to change the colors in your Forum.
	Edit any color schemes in the Color Scheme library
	Create your own color schemes.
	Add your color schemes to the Color Scheme library
	Use the panFora Color Picker to select web safe colors.
	Use the panFora RGB to Hex Converter to assign hex values to any RGB color.
	Upload and use background images.
	Preview all your edits prior to committing your changes.
	Important:
	If you customize your Forum colors, make sure you make the necessary edits to the default Forum pages.
	Please refer to Edit Pages section for more information.

To Edit Color Scheme
	Select Edit Color Scheme under [Forum] in the Menu Frame
	The Forum Color Editing window pops up

The Forum Color Editing Window
	The Forum Color Editing window is divided in Four Frames:
	Color Picker Frame, Background Images Frame, Color Scheme Preview Frame, and Colors Frame.

	Option1 overview: Edit all elements in one operation.
	1.Load an Alternate Color Scheme in the Colors Frame to make global color changes.
	2.Preview
	3.Save your changes.
	Option2 overview: Edit individual elements.
	1.Select the element you wish to edit in the Colors Scheme Preview Frame.
	2. Edit the existing color with one of the three methods below:
	a. Load an Alternate Color Scheme in the Colors Frame.
	b. Retype the hex value in the Colors Frame.
	c. Select a color in the Color Picker Frame.
	3.If desired, apply a background image
	Select a background image in the Background Images Frame.
	Use one of the existing images or upload a new image
	Select the Frame you wish to apply the background to.
	4. Preview your edits in the Color Scheme Preview Frame.
	5. Save your changes.

	Color Picker Frame
	The Color Picker allows you to:
	Easily choose web safe colors and apply them to any element in the Forum.
	Pick any color in the RGB spectrum.
	Quickly convert RGB to Hex values and Hex values to RGB.
	This utility finds the exact Hex values to any RGB color value.

	Using the Color Picker
	1.Move the mouse over the color picker until you find the correct color.
	Note that the Color Picker Frame's background color change to reflect the mouse position.
	2.Click on a color to lock it.
	The color hex value is added to the color value text field.
	3.Click to apply the color to the element currently selected in the Colors Frame.
	The Color Scheme Preview Frame updates to reflect the change.
	4.Click to Revert back to the previous value.

	Using the Hex to RGB conversion utility
	1.Click
	The Hex to RGB conversion utility window pops up.
	2.Enter the desired RGB values
	3.Click to convert the RGB values into a Hex Value.
	4.Click to copy the hex value to the color value text field
	5.Close window.
	6.Click to apply the color to the element currently selected in the Colors Frame.
	The Color Scheme Preview Frame updates to reflect the change.
	7.Click to Revert back to the previous value.

	Background Images Frame
	The Background Images area allows you to:
	Choose a background image from the background images library.
	Upload your favorite background image to be used in any of the Forum frames.

	Choose a background image from the backgrounds library
	1.Click the Select link next to any of the background images thumbnail to select the image.
	The image path is entered in the Selected Background text input area.
	Tip: Click the View link to view it in full size (or click on the thumbnail itself).
	2.Check all the checkboxes next to the Frames you want to apply the background image to:
	[Topics], [Threads] or [Content Frames].
	3.Click to submit your edits.

	Upload a background image to the backgrounds library
	You may add other images to the existing backgrounds library.
	1.Enter the path to the image you want to upload, or click the Browse button to locate the image in your hardrive or network.
	Make sure your file format is either gif or jpg.
	The image path is entered in the Selected Background text input area.
	2.Click to upload the image.
	The uploaded image is added to the background thumbnails.

	Color Scheme Preview Frame
	This frame allows you to:
	Click on any element to select it for editing.
	Preview any color edits you make to your Forum.
	Tip:
	First click on a link here to select the appropriate element in the Colors Frame.
	If you wish, continue editing the element in the Colors Frame.

	Colors Frame
	This frame allows you to:
	Load alternate color schemes into your Forum.
	Add new color schemes to [Color Scheme] list.
	Make specific color edits to individual elements.
	Copy a color from one element to another
	Load Alternate Color Schemes
	1.Select an alternate color scheme from the Color Scheme pull-down menu.
	2.Click to get an idea of how the Forum will look like with this color scheme.
	3.Click to submit your changes.
	A confirmation window pops up.
	You will be asked if you want to apply this new color scheme to the current Forum.
	Click Yesto apply it, click Noto abort.
	Notes:
	Use the existing color scheme library as a departure point for color editing.
	Once you load an existing color scheme, you can edit
	any of its elements to further customize it.

	Add a new Color Scheme to the Color Scheme list
	1.Select an alternate color scheme from the Color Scheme pull-down menu..
	2.Click to get an idea of how the Forum will look like with this color scheme.
	3Edit any of the elements' colors.
	The Color Scheme Preview Frame updates to reflect the changes.
	4Enter a new Color Scheme Name in the Color Scheme Name text field.
	5.Click to Save your new color scheme..
	A confirmation window pops up.
	You will be asked if you want to apply this new color scheme to the current Forum.
	Click Yes to apply it, click No to just add it to the current Forum color scheme library.
	Tip: Remember to click the Refresh (Reload) button in your browser
	to see the newly added color scheme to the list.

	Make Specific Color Edits
	Individual Elements List
	All the Forum color elements that can be edited are listed in the Colors Frame.
	They are organized in three columns: [Topics Frame], [Threads Frame] and [Content Frame].
	This reflects where each element appears in the Forum
	The following elements appear in each of the above three frames:
	Frame Header Background Color
	Frame Background Color
	Frame Plain Text Color
	Frame Active Link
	Frame Visited Link
	Frame Background Image
	The elements below appear only in specific frames:
	Topics Frame Date Text
	Threads Frame Selected Topic Highlight Text
	Content Frame Message Header Highlight
	Content Frame Message Highlight
	Global User Highlight (non-moderator)
	1.Click the radio button next to the element you wish to edit
	or click the element in the Color Scheme Preview Frame.
	2.Edit the hex value in its text area
	or select a color from the Color Picker or Hex/RGB converter.
	Please refer to Using the Color Picker for more information.
	3.If desired, add a background to a Frame by selecting an image from the background list.
	Please refer to The Background Images Frame for more information.
	4.Click to Save your changes.
	Warning: Your changes will overwrite the selected color scheme unless you rename it.
	a. Rename it to add a new color scheme to the list.
	b. Leave the name as is to overwrite the existing color scheme in the Forum library.
	c. Click to cancel the edits.
	How to Copy a color from one element to another
	1.Click next to the desired color.
	That will copy the color value to the color picker
	2.Select the element you want to copy the color to.
	Click the radio button next to it in the Colors Frame or
	Click its link in the Color Scheme Preview Frame.
	3.Click in the Color Picker Frame.

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