# Using math coloring

**URL:** <https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/t/using-math-coloring/157>\
**Category:** How to type...?\
**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/t/using-math-coloring/157 "2022-09-16T20:46:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![agaldran](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@agaldran](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/u/agaldran)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/t/using-math-coloring/157/1 "2022-09-16T20:46:29Z")

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Hello,

I thought of actually creating a new thread to ask this, so that it is useful for other users. I am not able to find the coloring math option in the editor, can you please help me?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![admin](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@admin](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/u/admin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/t/using-math-coloring/157/2 "2022-09-16T20:47:24Z")

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Thanks for asking!

The coloring options are available in the full editor via ![image](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/uploads/default/original/1X/bb6bd8feb21e29de4c762f9cace0f1649ee720f7.png) menu:

 ![image](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2f85331c3a56f2e1ac34423cfcdeb615fd5aab78.png)

You can either click on the color and start typing, or you can select part of existing math and click on desired color.

You can preselect another color by clicking on dropdown next the color circle:

 ![image](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/uploads/default/original/1X/913b11332b94d88556e1486a3d3f11fd9826c8fd.png)

The preselected colors can be also accessed via keyboard shortcuts:

- Alt-1 for the first color
- Alt-2 for the second color
- Alt-3 for the third color
- Alt-0 to remove the color from selection (and set it based on the color of the paragraph/text box, etc)

**These kb shortcuts work also in the Mini Editor!**