Customizing The Swatches Panel; To Add A Color To The Swatches Panel; To Add Swatches From An External Color Palette To The Current Swatches - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

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3.
Click Open.
The color swatches in the swatch file replace the previous swatches.
For information on creating a custom swatch group, see
panel" on page 170

To add swatches from an external color palette to the current swatches:

1.
Select Add Swatches from the Swatches panel Options menu.
2.
Navigate to the desired folder and select a color palette file.
Fireworks can add new swatches from palettes exported as ACT or GIF files.
3.
Click OK.
Fireworks adds the new swatches at the end of the current swatches.

Customizing the Swatches panel

You can add, delete, replace, and sort color swatches or entire swatch groups using the
Swatches panel.
Selecting Edit > Undo does not undo swatch additions or deletions.
Swatches panel

To add a color to the Swatches panel:

1.
Select the Eyedropper tool from the Tools panel.
2.
Select the number of pixels to sample from the Sample pop-up menu in the Property
inspector: 1 pixel, 3x3 Average, or 5x5 Average.
3.
Click anywhere inside any open Fireworks Document window to sample a color.
170 Chapter 7: Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills
and
"Saving palettes" on page
"Customizing the Swatches
343.

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