Create and edit color palettes

To create a custom color palette from scratch
To create a color palette from an object
To create a color palette from a document
To edit a custom color palette
To rename a custom color palette
To delete a custom color palette

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 Palettes inspector.

You can create a custom color palette by choosing individual colors or color styles, or by using the colors in a selected object or an entire document. You can also edit, rename, and delete custom color palettes.

Custom color palettes are saved as XML files and are stored in your Documents\Corel\Corel Content\Palettes folder.

To create a custom color palette from scratch

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1 Click Window Inspectors Palettes.
2 Select My Palettes from the list, Control-click it, and choose New Blank Palette.
3 Type a filename in the Save as box.
4 Click Save.
5 In the Palettes inspector, choose the custom palette that you created under My palettes.
6 Click the Options button, and choose Window Color Palettes Palette Editor.
7 In the Palette editor dialog box, click Add color.
8 In the Select color dialog box, choose a color, and click OK.

 

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 create a color palette from an object

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1 Select an object.
2 Click Window Color Palettes Create Palette from Selection.
3 Type a filename in the Save as box.
4 Click Save.

To create a color palette from a document

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1 Click Window Color Palettes Create Palette from Document.
2 Type a filename in the Save as box.
3 Click Save.

To edit a custom color palette

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1 Click Window Color palettes Palette Editor.
2 Choose a palette from the list box.
3 Perform a task from the following table.

 

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 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 Command, clicking the colors that you want to delete, and clicking Delete color.

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If you add a process color to the palette, but treat it as a spot color, the color is changed to spot and the color name is preserved. However, if you choose a spot color with a trademarked name, for example a PANTONE color, and convert it to a process color, the trademarked name is substituted with the color components for that color.

To rename a custom color palette

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1 Click Window Inspectors Palettes.
2 From the My Palettes folder, click a custom palette twice.
3 Type a new name, and press Return.

To delete a custom color palette

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1 Click Window Inspectors Palettes.
2 From the My Palettes folder, Control-click a custom palette, and click Delete.

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