# Quick color assignment

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140 "2020-12-19T03:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![NoobForSlicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/noobforslicer/32/10900_2.png) [@NoobForSlicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/NoobForSlicer)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140/1 "2020-12-19T03:28:52Z")

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hello, I was wondering if there is an easy way to assign colors to segmentation.

As for now I have to always acces each segmentation and then pick each color separately for each segmentation.

is there some easy way to assign colors to all segments right away?

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**Author:** ![NoobForSlicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/noobforslicer/32/10900_2.png) [@NoobForSlicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/NoobForSlicer)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140/2 "2020-12-19T03:48:28Z")

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hmm I saw colors in subject hierarchy but those colors do not match the colors I chose in segment editor

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140/3 "2020-12-19T05:32:54Z")

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You can create a custom terminology file with name, color, standard terms to describe what the segment contains (category, type, modifier, anatomic region, etc. - see [DICOM standard for segmentation storage](https://dicom.innolitics.com/ciods/segmentation/segmentation-image/00620002)) and import and use that in the Segment editor’s terminology editor. See examples of terminology files in your Slicer installation in `share\Slicer-4.13\qt-loadable-modules\Terminologies` subfolder.

You may also find this topic relevant: [Segment editor : specified terminology item in settings is partially taken into account](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-editor-specified-terminology-item-in-settings-is-partially-taken-into-account/13114)

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**Author:** ![NoobForSlicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/noobforslicer/32/10900_2.png) [@NoobForSlicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/NoobForSlicer)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/quick-color-assignment/15140/4 "2020-12-20T21:37:28Z")

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ohh Thanks Lassoan Andras, God bless you sir for your help