can't change the color of a solid shape

[chardebeck@edwclevy.net]

I am creating lower thirds for a video, and would like the change the color of the rectangle I created. I can't seem to get the color selection to come back. I keep clicking on the shape and it is not giving me the option of editing the color.  How do I get it to come back?

[Szalam]

With your solid selected, you can hit the keyboard shortcut ctrl+shift+y (or cmd+shift+y on Mac) and it will bring up the solid settings dialog.

Or select the layer, go to Layer>Solid Settings in the menu.

Assuming this is an After Effects question, that is. I see that this post was moved out of the Color management forum, so if this is a Premiere question, the answer is very different.

[Kyle Hamrick]

Alternatively, if you think you'll be tweaking the color multiple times, you may find it easier to apply the "Fill" effect to the layer, which will give you an easily-accessible color picker in your Effect Controls panel/by twirling open the layer effects. (Or, depending on your needs, you could also use the "Color Overlay" layer style in the same fashion.)