Saving a color scheme

You can save a color scheme to share it with others or to use it later, either within the same analysis or in other analyses.

About this task

Save the color scheme locally or in the library if you want to use it in other analyses or share it with others. Save it as a document color scheme to reuse it within the current analysis. A document color scheme can be selected for a specific visualization in the analysis from the Colors page of the visualization properties. You can also select it as the default color scheme to use for a specific column as well as for new visualizations in the analysis. See Understanding properties in a Spotfire analysis and Options > Visualization to learn more about using default color schemes.

Before you begin

You are working in the installed client, and your analysis contains a visualization where you have specified the coloring scheme you want to save.

Procedure

Open the Visualization Properties dialog, and go to the Colors page.
Open the Color Schemes menu .
Select Save As, and then Library Item, File, or Document Color Scheme, depending on where you want to save the color scheme.
When saving to the library or as a file, specify a name and location for the color scheme and click Save. When saving as a document color scheme, select New color scheme and specify a name, or Replace existing color scheme, then click OK.

Tip: When saving to the library, you can add keywords describing the color scheme. Other users can then browse color schemes using keywords when opening from the library. Use semicolon as separator if you add multiple keywords, for example, "corporate colors; categorical".