AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Create and Modify Objects > Control the Properties of Objects > Work with Colors > Use Color Books > 
Use Color Books
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To search for color swatches within a color book

  1. Click Format menu Color.At the Command prompt, enter color.
  2. In the Color dialog box, Color Books tab, select a color book from the Color Book drop-down list.

    You must first select any color swatch in the color book in order to activate the Color edit box.

  3. Under Color, enter the number of the color swatch you would like to locate and press TAB.

    The Color edit box and the New color chip display the requested color or the color that is the closest match.

  4. Click OK to apply the color.
 Command entry: COLOR