When you click a vector object or text, you get the actual ink, not the
color at the point where you click. For example, if the object contains
a symbol ink of white stars on a blue background, this becomes the
current ink, whether you click a white or blue area.
Selecting a color
In all objects, the Color Dropper can pick up the color at the tip of the
pointer. In this mode, the tool selects apparent colors, which is the
color you actually see.
1
Double-click the Color Dropper icon. In the dialog box, select
Pixel Color and click OK.
2
Select the Color Dropper tool. Click a color to set the current fill
ink color and background color. Option-click (Mac) or right-click
(Windows) to set the current pen ink color and foreground color.
Selecting colors outside Canvas
With the Color Dropper selected, you can drag from the Canvas win-
dow to anywhere on screen. As long as you press the mouse button,
the Color Dropper remains active; the ink icons in the toolbox show
you the colors the tool can select. Release the mouse button to select
the color under the tip of the pointer.
The color you select becomes the current fill ink and background
color. You cant use this method to select the pen color.
Applying colors to objects
You can apply the current inks to vector objects and text with the
Color Dropper. This makes it easy to quickly transfer inks from one
object to another.
Mac
Control-click a vector or text object to apply the current fill ink
to the object. Control+Option-click to apply the current pen ink to the
object.
Windows
Ctrl-click a vector or text object to apply the current fill
ink to the object. Ctrl-right-click to apply the current pen ink to the
object.
Note: The Color Dropper mode does not affect the application of col-
ors. Also, you cannot apply colors to paint objects using the Color
Dropper tool.
Tip
While editing an image with a
painting tool, you can quickly
switch to the Color Dropper.
Press Option (Mac) or Alt (Win-
dows) to display the Color
Dropper, and click to select a
foreground color for painting.