Organizing Swatch Groups And Color Models; Applying Colors Using The Swatches Panel; Changing Swatch Groups; To Select A Custom Swatch Group - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Organizing swatch groups and color
models
The Swatches panel and Color Mixer combine to form the Colors panel group. In the
Swatches panel you can view, change, create, and edit swatch groups, as well as select stroke
and fill colors. You can use the Color Mixer to select a color model, mix stroke and fill colors
by dragging color value sliders or entering color values, and select stroke and fill colors directly
from the color bar.

Applying colors using the Swatches panel

The Swatches panel displays all the colors in the current swatch group. You can use the
Swatches panel to apply stroke and fill colors to selected vector objects or text.
To apply a color to the stroke or fill of a selected object using the Swatches
panel:
1.
Click the icon next to the Stroke Color or Fill Color box in the Tools panel or Property
inspector to make it active.
2.
If the Swatches panel is not already open, select Window > Swatches.
3.
Click a swatch to apply the color to the stroke or fill of the selected object. The color
appears in the active Stroke Color or Fill Color box.

Changing swatch groups

You can easily switch to another swatch group or create your own. The Swatches panel
Options menu contains the following swatch groups: Color Cubes, Continuous Tone,
Macintosh System, Windows System, and Grayscale. You can import custom swatches from
color palette files saved as ACT or GIF files.
To select a swatch group:
Select a swatch group from the Swatches panel Options menu.
Selecting Color Cubes returns you to the default swatch group.

To select a custom swatch group:

1.
Select Replace Swatches from the Swatches panel Options menu.
2.
Navigate to the folder and select a swatch file.

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