Shared styles

Shared styles let you keep colors and palettes consistent across your canvas — and, if you’re on an Enterprise plan, across your whole workspace.

Manage styles

  • Create styles
    • With nothing selected, click the Add (+) icon next to Styles in the right sidebar.
    • You can create shared colors, categorical palettes, and continuous palettes.
    • Once created, edit the name and properties from the sidebar.
  • Use styles
    • Shared colors appear under the Shared tab in the color picker.
    • Shared palettes appear at the top of the palettes list.
  • Edit styles
    • Click the color thumbnail next to a style to change it.
    • Any updates are applied instantly to all objects using that style.
  • Delete styles
    • Click the Delete icon in the sidebar.
    • Objects keep their current properties but are no longer linked to the deleted style.

Examples of style types

  • Single color → best for items that take one fill or stroke, like simple charts, shapes, or text.
    Example: define a shared “Highlight yellow” to quickly emphasize key findings across canvases.
  • Categorical palette → used when values fall into discrete groups. You can also drag colors to change the order they’re applied.
    Example: use a 5-color brand palette for sales regions (North, South, East, West, Central).
  • Continuous palette → applied when values fall on a numerical scale.
    Example: use a green → red gradient for profit margin, so higher values show in green and lower in red.

Workspace styles (Enterprise only)

Workspace styles extend shared styles across multiple canvases and projects:

  1. Create shared styles in a canvas.
  2. From the File menu, select Publish shared styles to workspace…
  3. Confirm if publishing will overwrite existing workspace styles.

Workspace styles don’t appear in the design sidebar — they’re available anywhere local color/palette options are displayed.

Overwriting or removing workspace styles may cause objects to revert to default colors.

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