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User Guide
To select the foreground or background color using
the eyedropper:
1 Click the eyedropper tool ( ).
2
Select a color:
•
To select a new foreground color from an image,
click the color you want.
•
To select a new background color from an
image, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac
OS) the color you want.
As you drag the eyedropper tool, the foreground
color selection box changes dynamically. Alt-drag
(Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to activate
the background color selection box. Release the
mouse button to pick the new color.
To use the eyedropper tool temporarily
while using any painting tool, hold down
Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS).
To change the sample size of the eyedropper:
1
Double-click the eyedropper tool to display the
Eyedropper Options palette.
2
Choose an option from the Sample Size menu:
•
Point Sample to read the precise value of the
pixel you click.
•
3 by 3 Average or 5 by 5 Average to read the
average value of the specified number of pixels
within the area you click.
Using the Color palette
The Color palette displays the color values for the
current foreground and background colors. Using
the sliders in the Color palette, you can edit the
foreground and background colors according to
several different color models. You can also choose
a background or foreground color from the
spectrum of colors displayed in the color bar.
A. Foreground color B. Background color C. Slider
D. Color bar E. Color palette menu
To display the Color palette:
Choose Window > Show Color.
To edit the foreground or background color using
the Color palette:
1
From the Color palette menu, choose the color
model you want to use for color readout values.
See “Color modes and models” on page 63 for a
discussion of these models.
2
To edit the foreground or background color,
make sure that its color selection box is active or
outlined. To make the foreground or background
color selection box active, click the box.
3 To specify a new color:
•
Drag the color sliders.
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