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ColorsInUse Collection

Document ColorsInUse
ColorFormat
ColorCMYK

A collection of ColorFormat objects that represent the colors present in the specified publication.

Using the ColorsInUse Object

Use the ColorsInUse property of the Document object to return the ColorsInUse collection.

The following example lists properties of each color in the active publication that is based on the specified ink. This example assumes the publication's color mode has been defined as spot color or process and spot color.

    Sub ListColorsBasedOnInk()
Dim cfLoop As ColorFormat

For Each cfLoop In ActiveDocument.ColorsInUse
    
    With cfLoop
        If .Ink = "2" Then
            Debug.Print "BaseRGB: " & .BaseRGB
            Debug.Print "RGB: " & .RGB
            Debug.Print "TintShade: " & .TintAndShade
            Debug.Print "Type: " & .Type
        End If
    End With

Next cfLoop

End Sub
  

Use ColorsInUse(index), where index is the color index number, to return a single ColorFormat object. The following example returns properties for the second color in the publication.

    Sub ColorProperties()

    With ActiveDocument.ColorsInUse(2)
        Debug.Print "Color RBG: " & .RGB
        Debug.Print "Ink RBG: " & .BaseRGB
        Debug.Print "Tint: " & .TintAndShade
    
    End With

End Sub
  

Remarks

The ColorsInUse collection supports all the publication color models: RGB, process colors, and spot color.

For process color and spot color publications, colors are based on inks. For a given ink, a publication may contain several colors that are different tints or shades of that ink. Use the Plates collection to access the plates that represent the inks defined for a publication.