Color Preferences can be set to customize the look and feel of the pages in Tracker. You may wish to change the color preferences from their defaults so that the Tracker pages reflect the color scheme of your web site or organization. Please note that setting color preferences may change some style elements that are default for your browser (e.g. If your browser displays buttons with a smooth edge, the smooth edge will be lost when applying color preferences to buttons using the options below).

Topics Covered In This Section

• Color Preferences - how to change the color preferences.
• Theme - describes how to apply pre-defined themes or create your own.
• General Settings - system wide color preferences such as button bar color and background and page background and text color.
• Browser Button Settings - set the colors used on browser buttons.
• Table Settings - color preferences applied to tables.
• Login Page Settings - list of color preferences for the Login Page.
• Home Page Settings - set the colors applied to Home Page reports.
• Metrics Page Chart Settings - set the colors applied when running charts on the Metrics Page.
• Admin Table Settings - color settings for tables displayed in the Admin section.
• Color Preferences for other Features - links for setting color preferences for Submit Page and Knowledge Base.

Color Preferences
To set the Color Preferences:

1. Login to the workgroup as Admin
2. Click on the Admin icon in the top button bar
3. Click on the Color Preferences link
4. To change the color of an item, select a color from the pulldown or select <Custom> to enter the Hex code or select <Default> to choose the browser's default value. Hex code must be in the format "#XXXXXX". An explanation of each item can be found in the Color Preference Options section. Your selections are displayed in a preview to the right of the preferences.
5. Click on the OK button to save the changes

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Color Preference Options

Theme

A set of pre-defined Themes is available. Each Theme has a set of color preferences configured to give Tracker a color scheme that is consistent throughout all pages. Selecting a theme will update the samples displayed in the rest of the Color Preferences sections (General Settings, Browser Settings, etc.).

You can select a theme and accept its default color preference settings or you can choose a theme as a starting point and make changes to individual color preferences as desired. After changing any option(s) in a theme and clicking OK to save the changes, the theme will be saved as "<Theme> (Modified)" to distinguish the theme with changes added from the original theme. This allows you to experiment with changes to the theme without losing the original theme. "Version 6 Flat" is the default theme for new workgroups. Version 6 is the theme that matches the default selections for workgroups created in versions 6.0.0 - 6.6.1. Version 5 is the theme that has the color preferences that match the defaults for Version 5.x workgroups.

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General Settings

• Button Bar Icons - Select a color for the icons in the Button Bar. "White" is the default selection for all Themes except "Before Upgrade". "BlackV6" is the default for the Before Upgrade theme.

• Button Bar Gradient - Select a method for applying a gradient effect to the Button Bar color (e.g. "None" is the method selected in the Button Bar behind the text "Powered by NetResults Tracker" in the General Settings Sample). Selecting "None" will not apply the gradient effect to the Button bar color.

• Button Bar Background - The color used in the background of the Button Bar in the Tracker pages (e.g. the area displayed in black behind the text "Powered by NetResults Tracker" in the General Settings Sample).

• Button Bar Version Text - The color used for the text of the Version text in the upper right corner of the Button Bar (e.g. the color of the text "Powered by NetResults Tracker" in the General Settings Sample).

• Status Bar Header Gradient - Select a method for applying a gradient effect to the Status Bar Header color (e.g. "None" is the method selected in the Status Bar Header behind the text "Status" in the General Settings Sample). Selecting "None" will not apply the gradient effect to the Status Bar Header color.

• Status Bar Header Background - The background color of the header in the Status Bar (e.g. the black area behind "Status" in the General Settings Sample)

• Status Bar Header Text - The color of the text in the Status Bar header (e.g. the color of the text "Status" in the General Settings Sample)

• Status Bar Gradient - Select a method for applying a gradient effect to the Status Bar color (e.g. "None" is the method selected in the Status Bar behind the text "Editing Record 125" in the General Settings Sample). Selecting "None" will not apply the gradient effect to the Status Bar color.

• Status Bar Background - The background color of the Status Bar (e.g. the light gray color displayed behind "Editing Record 125" in the General Settings Sample)

• Status Bar Text - The color of the text displayed in the Status Bar (e.g. the color of the text "Editing Record 125" in the General Settings Sample)

• Page Background - The background color of all of the Tracker pages (e.g. the white color displayed in the background behind the Text, Text Area and Pulldown fields in the General Settings Sample)

• Page Text (Field Labels) - The color of the text displayed on the pages in Tracker (e.g. the color of the field labels "Text" and "Text Area" in the General Settings Sample)

• Required Field Label Text - The color of the field labels for fields that are marked as "Required" on the Add, Task or Submit Pages (e.g. the color of the field label "Pulldown*" in the General Settings Sample)

• Input Background - The color displayed in the area of a field where text or information would be entered (e.g. the white color displayed in the background behind the text "A new enhancement requested" in the General Settings Sample) Selecting <Default> will use the browser's default color for the input background (white).

• Input Text (Field Values) - The color of the text entered into a field (e.g. the color of the text "A new enhancement requested" in the General Settings Sample) Selecting <Default> will use the browser's default color for the input text (black).

• Instruction Text - The color of the text that appears in Text, TextArea and Url fields configured to use instructional text. (e.g. the color of the text "Instruction Text" in the General Settings Sample)

• Field Help Description Text - The color of the text that appears as the help description configured for the various Projects, Forms and Fields.

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Browser Button Settings

These settings determine the colors of the browser buttons.

• Use Default Buttons (& Inputs) - Checking the box for this option will apply the operating system's default color settings to the buttons. When this option is enabled, the rest of the Browser Button Settings are disabled.

• Gradient - Select a method for applying a gradient effect to the button color (e.g. "None" is the method selected in the Browser Buttons Sample). Selecting "None" will not apply the gradient effect to the button color. This option will not be available when the option Use Default Buttons (& Inputs) is enabled.

• Background - The color used in the background of the buttons in the Tracker pages (e.g. the blue color behind the text "Click" on the button in the Browser Buttons Sample). This option will not be available when the option Use Default Buttons (& Inputs) is enabled.

• Text - The color of the text in the buttons in the Tracker pages (e.g. the color of the text "Click" in the Browser Buttons Sample). This option will not be available when the option Use Default Buttons (& Inputs) is enabled.

• Border - The color of the border of the button in the Tracker pages (e.g. the color of the border around the "Click" button in the Browser Buttons Sample). This option will not be available when the option Use Default Buttons (& Inputs) is enabled.

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Table Settings control the color preferences applied to tables present on View, Query, History, Metrics and Discussion Pages.

• Header Background - The background color of the top line of a table (e.g. the blue color behind "PRN", "Action", "Status", "Assigned To" "Project" and "Title" in the Table Settings Sample). This also sets the background color behind the field names (left column) on the View Page (e.g. the color behind the text "Project" and "Title" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Header Text - The color of the text in the top line of a table (e.g. the color of the text "PRN", "Action", "Status", "Assigned To" "Project" and "Title" in the Table Settings Sample). This also sets the color of the text of the field names (left column) on the View Page (e.g. the color of the text "Project" and "Title" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Odd Row Background - The background color of each odd numbered row in a table (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "1" in the Table Settings Sample). This also sets the background color behind the field values (right column) on the View Page (e.g. the color behind the text "Default Project" and "This is a sample Title" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Odd Row Text - The color of the text displayed in each odd numbered row in a table (e.g. the color of the text "1", "Reported" and "Admin" in the Table Settings Sample). This also sets the color of the text of the field values (right column) on the View Page (e.g. the color of the text "Default Project" and "This is a sample Title" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Even Row Background - The background color of each even numbered row in a table (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "2" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Even Row Text - The color of the text displayed in each even numbered row in a table (e.g. the color of the text "2", "Closed" and "TBD" in the Table Settings Sample).

• Border - The color of the border around a table (e.g. the color of the border around both tables in the Table Settings Sample).

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The Login Page settings are available for customizing the color of the Login Page and Self Registration Page (if applicable).

• Page Background - The background color of the area behind the Login box (e.g. the white area behind the Login box in the Login Page Sample).

• Header Gradient - Select a method for applying a gradient effect to the Header color (e.g. "None" is the method selected in the area behind the text "NetResults Tracker" in the Login Page Sample). Selecting "None" will not apply the gradient effect to the Header color.

• Header Background - The background color of the top section of the Login box (e.g. the blue color behind the text "NetResults Tracker" in the Login Page Sample).

• Header Text - The color of the text in the top section of the Login box (e.g. the color of the text "NetResults Tracker" in the Login Page Sample).

• Body Background - The background color of the Login box (e.g. the color behind the text "Enter your ID & password.", "User ID" and "Password" in the Login Page Sample).

• Body Text - The color of the text in the Login box (e.g. the color of the text "Enter your ID & password.", "User ID" and "Password" in the Login Page Sample).

• Border - The color of the border of the Login box (e.g. the color of the border around the Login box in the Login Page Sample).

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The Home Page Settings are available for customizing the color preferences for the Home Page reports.

• Report 1 - Header Background - The background color for the header of the first Home Page report (e.g. the blue background color behind the text "PRN", "Action" "Status" and "Assigned To" in the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Header Text - The color of the text in the header of the first Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "PRN", "Action" "Status" and "Assigned To" in the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Odd Row Background - The background color of odd-numbered rows in the first Home Page report (e.g. the white background color of the row that starts with "1" in first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Odd Row Text - The color of the text in the odd-numbered rows in the first Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "1", "Reported" and "Admin" in the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Even Row Background - The background color of even-numbered rows in the first Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "2" in the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Even Row Text - The color of the text in the even-numbered rows in the first Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "2", "Closed" and "TBD" in the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 1 - Border - The color of the border around the first Home Page report (e.g. the color of the border around the first (top) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Header Background - The background color of the header of the second Home Page report (e.g. the background color behind the text "PRN", "Action", "Status" and "Assigned To" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Header Text - The color of the text in the header of the second Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "PRN", "Action", "Status" and "Assigned To" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Odd Row Background - The background color of odd-numbered rows in the second Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "1" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Odd Row Text - The color of the text in the odd-numbered rows in the second Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the text "1", "Reported" and "Admin" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Even Row Background - The background color of even-numbered rows in the second Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "2" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Even Row Text - The color of the text in the even-numbered rows in the second Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "2", "Closed" and "TBD" in the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 2 - Border - The color of the border around the second Home Page report (e.g. the color of the border around the second (middle) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Header Background - The background color of the header of the third Home Page report (e.g. the background color behind the text "PRN", "Action" "Status" and "Assigned To" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Header Text - The color of the text in the header of the third Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "PRN", "Action", "Status" and "Assigned To" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Odd Row Background - The background color of odd-numbered rows in the third Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "1" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Odd Row Text - The color of the text in the odd-numbered rows in the third Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "1", "Reported" and "Admin" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Even Row Background - The background color of even-numbered rows in the third Home Page report (e.g. the background color of the row that starts with "2" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Even Row Text - The color of the text in the even-numbered rows in the third Home Page report (e.g. the color of the text "2", "Closed" and "TBD" in the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Report 3 - Border - The color of the border around the third Home Page report (e.g. the color of the border around the third (bottom) Home Page report in the Home Page Settings Sample).

• Chart Background - The background color when a chart is displayed on the Home Page. "<Transparent>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Chart Background Color will be the Header Background Color for Report 1, 2 or 3 (the position on the Home Page in which the chart is selected). In the Home Page Settings Sample, a <Custom> color is selected by entering in a hex code in the form of "#XXXXXX".

• Chart Foreground - The color of the text and foreground of a Home Page chart (e.g. x-axis and y-axis labels, chart title, gridlines, legend text). "<Text Color>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Chart Foreground Color will be the Header Text Color for Report 1, 2 or 3 (the position on the Home Page in which the Chart is selected). In the Home Page Settings Sample, Black is selected.
• Chart Grid Background - The background color of the grid on bar and line charts displayed on the Home Page. "<Transparent>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Chart Background Color will be the Header Background Color for Report 1, 2 or 3 (the position on the Home Page in which the chart is selected). In the Home Page Settings Sample, the Chart Grid Background is White.

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Metrics Page Chart Settings determine the color preferences for charts displayed in the Metrics Page.

• Background - The background color of a chart. "<Transparent>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Background Color will be the Page Background Color as set in the General Settings section. In the Metrics Page Settings Sample, a <Custom> color is selected by entering in a hex code in the form of "#XXXXXX".
• Foreground - The color of the text and foreground of a chart (e.g. x-axis and y-axis labels, chart title, gridlines, legend text). "<Text Color>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Foreground Color will be the Page Text (Field Labels) Color as set in the General Settings section. In the Metrics Page Settings Sample, Black is selected.
• Grid Background - The background color of the grid on bar and line charts. "<Transparent>" is available as a selection, indicating that the Chart Background Color will be the Page Background Color as set in the General Settings section. In the Metrics Page Settings Sample, the Chart Grid Background is White.

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Admin Table Settings determine the color settings for tables displayed in the Admin section (e.g. the list of fields in the Fields section, the list of users in the User Accounts section).

• Header Section Background - The background color of the top row for tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the background color behind the text "Option", "Company" and "User ID" in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

• Header Section Text - The color of the text in the top row for tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the color of the text "Option", "Company" and "User ID" in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

• Left/Button Pane Background - The white background color of the left pane in the tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the background color behind the "Edit" buttons in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

• Right Pane Background - The background color of the right pane in the tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the white background color behind the text "Company 1", "Company 2", "Admin" and "dev_mgr" in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

• Right Pane Text - The color of the text in the right pane in the tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the color of the text "Company 1", "Company 2", "Admin" and "dev_mgr" in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

• Border - The color of the border around the tables displayed in the Admin section pages (e.g. the color of the border around the table in the Admin Table Settings Sample).

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The color preferences for the following features can be found in other sections:

• Submit via Web for Unregistered Users
• Knowledge Base

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