Using The Adobe Color Picker - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

• Replace Swatches to replace the current swatch
library with swatches stored in a file.
• Save Swatches to save a swatch library in a file.
You can also load or save swatches using the Preset
Manager. (See "Working with presets" on
page 35.)
Exiting Photoshop Elements saves the contents of
the current palette in the Preferences file.
Changing views of the palette
You can change the view of the palette to display
swatches in different ways.
To change the view of the Swatches palette:
Choose one of the following views from the
Swatches palette menu:
Thumbnail to display a thumbnail of each
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swatch. This is the default view.
Small List to display the name and thumbnail of
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each swatch.
To replace or insert a color in the Swatches palette:
Use the eyedropper tool or the Adobe Color Picker
to select the color you want to add.
To delete a color from the Swatches palette:
Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS), position the pointer over a swatch
(the pointer turns into scissors), and click.
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To return to the default Swatches palette:
Choose Reset Swatches from the Swatches
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palette menu. Or choose Edit > Preset Manager,
select Swatches from the Preset Type list, and then
select Reset Swatches from the palette menu.
Return to the default palette and click OK to
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replace the current swatches with the default set.

Using the Adobe Color Picker

You can use the Adobe Color Picker to select the
foreground or background color by choosing from
a color spectrum or by defining colors numeri-
cally. In addition, you can select colors based on
HSB and RGB color models, or choose to use only
Web-safe colors. By default, the program uses the
Adobe Color Picker.
To display the Adobe Color Picker:
Click the foreground or background color
selection box in the toolbox.
Specifying a color using the color field and
color slider
With HSB and RGB color modes, you can use
the color field and the color slider in the Color
Picker dialog box to select a color. The color
slider displays the range of color levels available
for the selected color component (for example,
R, G, or B). The color field displays the range for
the remaining two components—one on the
horizontal axis, one on the vertical.
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