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 The View -> Configure... offers a variety of filtering options for the lists of Events.* Filter string - excludes Events where the "Text" column starts with a particular exact string: If the string is set to "Cen", then all lines where the text starts with "Cen" will be filtered out. (i.e., "Census" as well as "Century")* Use filter - ''deselected by default'',enables the filter if selected * Hide outside life span - ''selected by default'', show only those in the life span of the Active Person. * Files - * Foreground color items in lifespan - (#000000 default, black) text color * Background color items in lifespan - (#ffffff default, white) shading: #ffffef pale yellow in screen capture* Foreground color items outside lifespan - (#000000 default, black) text color: #a00000 dark red in screen capture* Background color items outside lifespan - (#ededed default, light grey) shading{{-}}[[File:PickAColor-selector-dialog-52.png|right|thumb|250px|"Pick a Color" - palette selector dialog]][[File:PickAColor-gradient-dialog-52.png|right|thumb|218px|"Pick a Color" - gradient selector dialog]]Click on any color swatch in the Colors tab of the Edit -> Preferences to show the Pick a Color dialog. Then click the + button in the Custom colors at the bottom to show the color picker. Copy the value to the Historical Context options. Cancel the Pick a Color dialog.