MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 103

Creating colors using the system color pickers
You can create colors using the Windows System or the Macintosh System dialog boxes, instead
of using the Color Mixer and Swatches panel.
To pick a color from the system color picker:
Click any color box.
1
Choose Windows OS or Mac OS from any color pop-up window Options menu.
2
The system color swatches are displayed in the pop-up window.
Choose a color from the system color picker.
3
The color becomes the new stroke or fill color.
For information on adding a color to the Swatches panel from the color picker, see
the Swatches panel" on page
Viewing color values
In addition to the Color Mixer and color pop-up window, you can use the Info panel to identify
color values.
To view the color value of any part of your document using the Info panel:
Click the Eyedropper tool in the Tools panel.
1
Choose Window > Info to display the Info panel.
2
Move the pointer over the object containing the color you want to view (Windows only).
3
To view the color value of the active stroke or fill color, do one of the following:
•
Choose Window > Color Mixer for RGB or other color system values.
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Click a color box to open the color pop-up window and view the hexadecimal value at the top
of the window.
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Place the pointer over a color box and read the tooltip (Windows only).
Note: By default, the color's RGB values appear in the Info panel and the Color Mixer, and its
hexadecimal value appears in the color pop-up window, as well as the color box tooltip in
Windows. However, you can change the color model displayed in the Color Mixer or the Info
panel anytime.
To display color information for another color model:
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Choose another color model from the Info panel Options menu or the Color Mixer
Options menu.
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Organizing swatch groups and color models
"Customizing
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