Fill color is useful for calling attention to specific topics and can be used casually, as a highlight, or given a specific meaning in the Map Markers list. Fill color is applied from the Formatting group on the Home tab or Format tab.
Fill colors are not displayed in Outline View.
You can use fill color markers as criteria for selecting topics and filtering the map.
Select the topic(s) you want to color.
On the Home tab or Format tab, in the Formatting group, do one of the following:
Click Fill Color to apply the selected color
Click the Fill Color arrow, then click the color in the color picker dialog. The Fill Color Markers list shows in the bottom of the picker. If you select a different color, it will be added to the Fill Colors group in the Map Markers pane, where you can add a meaning for it (i.e. Critical task).
If you assign a meaning to the fill color in the Map Markers pane, it will appear in the map legend. It will remain in the list of map markers even if it is not used on the map. You can change the marker's color and meaning using commands in the Map Markers list.
If you do not assign a meaning to the color, it will disappear from the Map Markers list if it is no longer used on the map.
Add a fill color marker to the selected topic(s) by clicking it in the Map Markers Pane.
Do one of the following:
On the Format tab, click the Topics dialog launcher.
Right-click the topic, and then click Format Topic.
On the Shape and Color tab, under Fill, adjust the Transparency % (0% is solid).