Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Modifying Colors in Tables

If you want to change all of the table elements to the same color scheme, then modifying table colors is simple. As in the previous example, you can just change all of the colors that start with "bg" to the same color. You could also do the same thing with all of the colors labeled "fg".

However, what makes tables interesting is the mix of colors used to define the table cells and headings. Let's assume that we're creating a table for a company with a green and gold logo. This example creates a color scheme to match.

In order to change the colors used by the table, we first need to find out which colors are used in the table. The way to do this is run PROC TEMPLATE with a SOURCE statement for the default template you ...