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Click the color selection box, choose a color using the color picker, and click OK.
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Position the pointer over the color ramp (the pointer becomes the eyedropper),
and click to sample a color. Alt-click to apply the sample to the non-active color
selection box.
Using the Swatches palette
You can choose a foreground or background color from the Swatches palette, or you can
add or delete colors to create a custom swatch library. Creating libraries of swatches can
help you group related or special swatches and manage palette size.
Note:
You can also use the Preset Manager to manage libraries. For more information,
see
“Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)” on page 54
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To display the Swatches palette:
Choose Window > Swatches, or click the Swatches palette tab.
To change how swatches are displayed (Photoshop):
Choose a display option from the Swatches palette menu:
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Small Thumbnail to display a thumbnail of each swatch. This is the default view.
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Small List to display the name and thumbnail of each swatch.
To select a foreground or background color:
Do one of the following:
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To choose a foreground color, click a color in the Swatches palette.
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To choose a background color, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) a color
in the Swatches palette.
To load a library of swatches:
Choose one of the following from the Swatches palette menu:
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Load Swatches to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use,
and click Load.
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Replace Swatches to replace the current list with a different library. Select the library file
you want to use, and click Load.
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A library file (displayed at the bottom of the palette menu). Click OK to replace the
current list, or click Append to append the current list.
To add a color to the Swatches palette:
Do one of the following:
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Make the color you want to add the foreground color, and click the New Swatch
button in the Swatches palette. Alternately, choose New Swatch from the Swatches
palette menu.
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(Photoshop) Make the color you want to add the foreground color. Position the pointer
over an empty space in the bottom row of the Swatches palette (the pointer turns into
the paint bucket tool), and click to add the color. Enter a name for the new color and
click OK.