Working with Color > Choosing foreground and background colors > Changing views of the palette
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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 swatch. This is the default view.
  • Small List to display the name and thumbnail of 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.

    To return to the default Swatches palette:

    1 Choose Reset Swatches from the Swatches palette menu. Or choose Edit > Preset Manager, select Swatches from the Preset Type list, and then select Reset Swatches from the palette menu.

    2 Return to the default palette and click OK to replace the current swatches with the default set.

    Working with Color > Choosing foreground and background colors > Changing views of the palette