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Creating and editing custom color palettes

Custom color palettes are collections of colors or color styles that you save. They can include colors or color styles from any color model, including spot colors, or any color palette found in the Palette libraries. You can create a custom palette to store all colors or color styles that you need in a current, or future, project.

It’s easy to share color palettes with others. The custom palettes are accessible from the My palettes folder in the Color Palette Manager.

You can create a custom color palette by choosing individual colors, or by using colors in an object, an editable area, or an entire image. You can also add custom spot colors to any custom palette. You can also edit, rename, and delete custom color palettes.

Custom color palettes are saved as XML files and are stored in the My Documents\My Palettes folder.

To create a custom color palette from scratch Back to Top

 

You can also
 
Treat the color as a spot color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Spot from the Treat as list.
Treat the color as a process color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Process from the Treat as list.
Rename a color
In the Palette editor dialog box, click a color in the color selection area, and type a name in the Name box.
To add a color to a custom color palette Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Add a color from another color palette
Drag a color from an open color palette to the custom palette.
Add a color from an image
On the custom palette, click the Eyedropper button , and click the color that you want to add.
Add multiple colors from an image
On the custom palette, click the Eyedropper button , hold down Ctrl, and click the image until you add the colors that you want.
Add multiple colors from an image or object
Drag an image or object from the drawing window to the custom palette.
Add a color from a color-related dialog box
In the dialog box, click a color swatch, click the arrow next to Add to palette, choose the name of your custom palette from the list, and then click Add to palette.
Add all colors from an image
In the top left corner of the custom palette, click the flyout button , and click Add colors from image.
Add colors from one or multiple
Select one or more objects. In the top left corner of the Image palette, click the flyout button , and click Add colors from objects.
Add colors from an editable area
Define an editable area. In the top left corner of the custom palette, click the flyout button , and click Add colors from visible.
Move a color swatch
Drag a color swatch to a new position on the palette.

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When dragging an image to the Image palette, only the five most dominant colors are added. Colors from PostScript fills are not supported.

To create a color palette from an editable area Back to Top

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For information about defining editable areas, see Defining editable areas.

To create a color palette from an image Back to Top
To edit a custom color palette Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Add a color
Click Add color. In the Select color dialog box, click the Models tab, click a color in the color selection area, and click Add to palette.
Treat a color as a spot color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Spot from the Treat as list.
Treat a color as a process color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Process from the Treat as list.
Change a color
In the color selection area, click a color, and click Edit color. In the Select color dialog box, click the Models tab, and click a new color in the color selection area.
Delete a color
In the color selection area, click a color, and click Delete color.
Sort colors
Click Sort colors, and choose a color sorting method.
Move a color
Drag a color swatch to a new position.
Rename a color
Click a color in the color selection area, and type a name in the Name box.

 

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You can delete multiple colors by holding down Shift or Ctrl, clicking the colors that you want to delete, and clicking Delete color.

To rename a custom color palette Back to Top
To delete a custom color palette Back to Top
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