Using the Swatches palette

You can choose a foreground or background color from the Swatches palette, or you can add or delete colors to create a custom swatch library. You can also save a library of swatches and reload them for use in another image. Although you can add many colors to the Swatches palette, you should manage its size and organization. You can load, save, and manage libraries of swatches using the Preset Manager. (See Working with presets.)

To display the Swatches palette:

Choose Window > Show Swatches, or click the Swatches palette tab.

To select a foreground or background color:

Do one of the following:

To add a color to the Swatches palette:

1 Use the eyedropper tool () or the Adobe Color Picker to select the color you want to add. (See Using the Adobe Color Picker.)

2 Position the pointer over an empty space in the bottom row of the Swatches palette (the pointer turns into the paint bucket tool), and click to add the color. Or choose New Swatch from the Swatches palette menu.

3 Enter a name for the new color and click OK.

To delete a color in the Swatches palette:

Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) a color in the Swatches palette.

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