Custom palettes behave like the standard panels. For more information about working with panels, see Rearranging panels and palettes.
To quickly create a custom palette |
• | Press Shift, and do any of the following: |
• | Drag a brush variant from the Brush Selector panel to the document window. |
• | Drag a paper, flow map, or media library thumbnail from the Paper libraries (Window Media Panels Papers), Flow Map libraries (Window Media Panels Flow Maps), or the other Media panels (Window Media Panels [Textures, Patterns, Gradients, Nozzles, Looks, Weaves Library Panel]) to the document window. |
To add menu commands, controls, or tools to a custom palette |
1 . | Choose Window Custom Palette Add Command. |
2 . | From the Select Custom Palette list box, choose New to create a new palette or select an existing custom palette. |
3 . | With the Create Palette/Add Command dialog box open, perform a task from the following table: |
Choose a menu item from the Other menu.
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Choose a menu item from the Panel Menus menu.
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Choose a menu item from the Tools menu.
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4 . | In the Create Palette/Add Command dialog box, click Add, and then click OK. |
To rearrange controls on a custom palette |
• | Hold down Shift and drag a control on a custom palette to a new position. |
To open or close a custom palette |
• | Perform a task from the following table. |
Choose Window Custom Palette [Custom Panel Name].
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To change the appearance of items on a custom palette |
1 . | Do one of the following: |
• | (macOS) Holding down Control, click an item. |
• | (Windows) Right-click an item. |
2 . | Perform a task from the following table. |
Choose Set Custom Icon, and locate the image you want.
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Choose Text View.
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Choose Icon View or Wide Icon View.
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To change the size of the icons, click the Options button in the custom palette, and choose Small Icons or Large Icons.