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(ImageReady) Drag the foreground color selection box or the background color
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selection box from the toolbox to the Swatches palette.
(ImageReady) Drag a swatch from the Color Table palette to the Swatches palette.
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Note: New colors are saved in the Preferences file so that they persist between editing
sessions. To permanently save a color, save it in a library.
To duplicate a color in the Swatches palette (ImageReady):
Select the color you want to duplicate, and choose New Swatch from the Swatches palette
menu.
To delete a color from the Swatches palette:
Do one of the following:
Drag a swatch to the Trash button
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(Photoshop) Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), position the pointer over a
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swatch (the pointer turns into scissors), and click.
(ImageReady) Select a swatch, and choose Delete Swatch from the Swatches palette
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menu.
To save a set of swatches as a library:
1 Choose Save Swatches from the Swatches palette menu.
2 Choose a location for the swatch library, enter a filename, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/
Swatches folder inside the Photoshop program folder, the library name will appear at the
bottom of the Swatches palette menu after you restart the application.
To return to the default library of swatches:
Choose Reset Swatches from the Swatches palette menu. You can either replace the
current list or append the default library to the current list.
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 numerically. In addition, you can
select colors based on the HSB, RGB, Lab, and CMYK color models, choose to use only
Web-safe colors, and choose from several custom color systems. For more information,
see "About color modes and models (Photoshop)" on page
uses the Adobe Color Picker.
To display the Adobe Color Picker:
Do one of the following:
Click the foreground or background color selection box in the toolbox.
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Click the active color selection box in the Color palette.
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