Possible to change font color via keyboard

[MalcolmG 9]

Is there a way to change font color via the keyboard vs. having to use the mouse to select a color from the popup color dialog?

 

I'm also struggling with a way to have the popup color dialog remember specific color selections in the palette at the bottom of the color dialog.

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

I was unable to find a built-in keyboard shortcut for specific colors, so here is what I did:

1. Create my own color palette in the Mac Color Panel
   1. Add only the colors I often use
      
      
       
2. Use Keyboard Maestro to create a macro with a dropdown input for user color selection

I will post my KM macro on the KM forum site, and then add a link to it here.

I should have it posted within an hour or so, but give me until tomorrow to be safe.

 

Note to Evernote Design Team:  It would be very helpful if you would add font color and highlight color to the menu like Outlook 2011 Mac does.

 

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EDIT:  Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:24 PM CDT

 

Please see the below post on the KM forum site for a description and download link for this KM Macro:

Evernote Mac Set Text Color

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

As promised, I have updated my post above with the link to the Keyboard Maestro forum page with the macro.