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Sampling Colors From Images

You can select, or sample, a color from an existing image so that you can apply it to other areas in an image.

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On the Color Selector in the toolbox, click the main or additional color.
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Click the Dropper tool in the toolbox.
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Move the cursor to the color that you want to sample, and click.
The color swatch is updated to display the color you’ve selected.
The Dropper tool picks up visible color only; it cannot be used to select a hidden color.
The Dropper tool works with the Brush, Crop, Pen, Rectangular Shape, Oval Shape, Text, Shape Selection, Scissors, Add Point, Remove Point, Convert Point, and Paint Bucket tools.
You can quickly access the Dropper tool from the toolbox by clicking the Brush tool in the toolbox, and then pressing Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows) or by pressing D on the keyboard.

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