.. _project-settings-state:

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State
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A **State** reflects the different steps of a process.

.. image:: ./state.png
    :class: help-tip


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Label
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This is the label of your State or process step.


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Text Color
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Text colors is used to enhance the readability for darker background colors with a lighter text color.


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Background Color
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It is a good practice to have different background colors for different **States**. For example 'Handout' and 'In Progress' should have different colors. But you should use the same color for the same **State** over all :doc:`Attributes</docs/Project/Settings/Attribute/index>`. For example 'Animation' and 'Compositing' both have a state 'Handout' and should have the same color. This way you can see the process without having to read the label of each **State**.