Choosing colors from an image or the desktop
You can choose a foreground or background color from any open image, or from any color within Corel PaintShop Pro (such as a color on a toolbar). This feature is useful when you want to use the color of a specific icon, or when you want to match the Windows desktop colors. If you have Windows 2000 or a later version of Windows, you can choose a color from other applications (such as a color displayed in a word processor).
| To choose a color from the active image |
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Edit workspace
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On the Tools toolbar, choose the Dropper tool  .
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On the Tool Options palette, set the options you want:
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Sample Size drop-list — specifies the pixel area for sampling
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Use all layers check box — mark this check box to sample from
all image layers
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Click a color in the image to make it the foreground color, or
right-click to make it the background color.
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You can also choose a color from the image while using brush
tools, such as the Paint Brush or the Eraser tool, by holding
down Ctrl and clicking in the image to choose a foreground
color or right-clicking to choose a background color.
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When the Color Picker is open, you can choose a color from any
open image regardless of the currently selected tool.
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| To choose a color from the desktop |
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Edit workspace
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Make sure that the color you want is displayed on the screen.
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Position your pointer over a color or properties box on the
Materials palette or in a dialog box.
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Hold down Ctrl, and position your pointer over the area of the
desktop that has the color you want.
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Click to select the color.
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The selected color appears in the color or properties box that you chose. |
If you want to change the color selection, continue to hold down Ctrl, and click a different part of the desktop. |
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When positioned over areas that can be sampled, a small
window follows the pointer and indicates the RGB value of the
color you are sampling.
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