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title: "Customize the Appearance of a Process Model Object"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Customize the Appearance of a Process Model Object

Customize the color and/or the icon for a Process model object.

## Overview

Customize the appearance for a selected Process model object in the following ways:

- Customize the color of the selected object's, icon, and label, which by default display as black-colored. See [Change the Color for a Selected Process Model Object](/v1/docs/customize-the-appearance-of-a-process-model-object#change-the-color-for-a-selected-process-model-object).
- Customize the icon that displays in the Process model object. See [Change the Icon for a Selected Process Model Object](/v1/docs/customize-the-appearance-of-a-process-model-object#change-the-icon-for-a-selected-process-model-object).

**Permissions**

Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to customize the appearance of a Process model object unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected:

- Processes: Edit Processes
- Processes: View Processes

See the [Process](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

## Change the Color for a Selected Process Model Object

The default color for a Process model object is black-colored by default. The shape and label color for the Process model object/PM Block may only be changed individually.

Follow these steps to change the color for a Process model object:

1. Select the Process model object to change its color. Available options display above the selected object.
2. Click the **Open Color Palette** icon![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/2c6b6db3-973a-4d4e-96f9-0ca02e7f88ab.png). The color palette displays.
3. Do one of the following to change the color:
  - **Select a color swatch:** Select one of the color swatches from the color palette. The item and its label changes to that color.
  - **Specify a custom color:** Click the![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/39e9c7fc-f644-4faa-b691-8c99e26ace33.png)icon to display the color selector, and then select a color, enter the [Hex color code](https://www.color-hex.com/), or enter the red, green, blue, and alpha color values for the custom color. The item and its label changes to that color.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/ea36a5a8-6823-4f08-bf68-efe296aeb39f.png)
  - **Reset to the default color:** Click the![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/44739e5b-d07b-42ad-b775-2e36553a7afd.png)icon to reset the item's color and label to its default color.

## Change the Icon for a Selected Process Model Object

> For PM Block authors, also see [Configure a PM Block](/v1/docs/configure-a-pm-block#specify-general-configuration-settings-for-a-pm-block) to change its icon. The PM Block displays with the default configured icon so that all Designers recognize that PM Block from the **PM Blocks** tab of the Explorer panel when adding a PM Block to the Process model.

Each Process model object displays a specific icon that represents that item by default. The icon may be changed for a selected object.

Follow these steps to change the icon for a Process model object:

1. Select the item to customize. Available options display above the selected item.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/d063baab-381e-48f8-80b9-df22449b60fb.png)
2. Click the **Open Color Palette** icon![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/2c6b6db3-973a-4d4e-96f9-0ca02e7f88ab.png). The color palette displays.
3. Click the![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b753adf7-e7b2-4771-85e1-45d5e8ad3c7c.png)icon. The **Select a custom icon** screen displays.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b00f3b91-e4c5-4fd5-8bb9-14036dd690f6.png)
4. From the **Search** drop-down menu, select the icon to display. The item's icon changes to the selected icon.
5. Click **OK**.

> To reset the item to its default icon, click the **Reset to Default** button from the **Select a custom icon** screen.