# Cue

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The cue colors are value and background colors for the selected executors.

The cue colors are visible in the:

- [Fixture Sheet](/grandma2/key_of_fixture_sheet/)
- [Channel Sheet](/grandma2/key_of_channel_sheet/)
- [DMX Sheet](/grandma2/key_patch_dmx_sheet/) (Programmer Colors)
- Sequence Content Sheet
- Sequence Tracking Sheet
- [Layout View](/grandma2/key_layouts/) (only for dimmer values)
- [Encoder Bar](/grandma2/key_ws_touch_gestures/) (linked to the focused sheet)

There are four cue colors available:

**Magenta:**\
![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_magenta-value_v3-2-42e4a0.png) ![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_magenta-background_v3-2-aceccf.png)\
_Magenta Value - Magenta Background_\
Magenta values or backgrounds indicates a tracked value from a selected executor.

**Cyan:**\
![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_cyan-value_v3-2-a32ade.png) ![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_cyan-background_v3-2-d863e5.png)\
_Cyan Value - Cyan Background_\
Cyan values or backgrounds indicates altered values in the cue from a selected executor.\
For dimmer attributes, a cyan value indicates an increasing dimmer value.

**Green:**\
![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_green-value_v3-2-007e8b.png) ![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_green-background_v3-2-f30dc7.png)\
_Green Value __- Green Background_\
Green values or backgrounds indicates a decreasing dimmer value from a selected executor.

**White:**\
![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_white-value_v3-2-29bf6a.png) ![](/img/grandma2/window_fixture-sheet_white-background_v3-2-5324a2.png)\
_White Value - White Background_\
White values or backgrounds indicates the same value is stored a second time (blocked value) from a selected executor.

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## Change Cue Color Options

To change the cue color options in the

- [Fixture Sheet](/grandma2/key_of_fixture_sheet/)
- [Channel Sheet](/grandma2/key_of_channel_sheet/)
- Sequence Content Sheet
- Sequence Tracking Sheet

tap at the **yellow ball** ![](/img/grandma2/icon_yellow-ball_3_2-329eb0.png), tap Display  and then in the field Cue Colors.

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**Requirement for layout view**:\
The layout elements shows dimmer values.\
To change the cue color options in the [layout view](/grandma2/key_layouts/), tap at the **yellow ball** ![](/img/grandma2/icon_yellow-ball_3_2-329eb0.png), tap Tools and in the field Cue Colors.

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To change the cue color options in the [DMX sheet](/grandma2/key_patch_dmx_sheet/), tap at the **yellow ball** ![](/img/grandma2/icon_yellow-ball_3_2-329eb0.png), tap Display  and then in the field Programmer Colors.

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- To have no cue colors displayed, tap Off.\
  All values from all user profiles will be displayed in yellow.
- To have the cue colors from the selected executor always displayed, tap On.\
  All other executors, will be displayed in yellow.
- **Except DMX sheet:**\
  To have the cue colors from the selected executor and all other executors in yellow, started by the own user profile, select My Exec.\
  Executors run by other user profiles, will be displayed in gray.

For more information to the colors, see [system colors](/grandma2/key_ws_colors_system/).

The cue color options are changed.

To save the cue color option, save the option as default or save the view.