Organize and show color palettes

To open the Palettes docker
To display or hide a custom color palette
To open a custom color palette
To create a folder for storing custom color palettes
To cut or copy a custom color palette
To copy a palette from the Palette libraries for editing

The Palettes docker lets you quickly access the available color palettes, including the Document palette and the Color Styles palette, and create custom color palettes. The color palettes in the Palettes docker are divided into two main folders: My palettes and Palette libraries.

You can use the My palettes folder to store all the custom color palettes that you create. You can add folders to store and organize your color palettes for different projects. You can also copy a color palette or move it to a different folder. You can open and control the display of all color palettes.

The Palette libraries folder of the Palettes docker contains collections of preset color palettes from which you can choose colors. You cannot edit any of the color palettes that are found in the Palette libraries. However, you can create a custom color palette by copying a color palette from the Palette libraries folder. For more information, see Show or hide color palettes.

To open the Palettes docker

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• Click Window Dockers Palettes.

To display or hide a custom color palette

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1 Open the Palettes docker.
2 In the My palettes folder, enable the check box beside the custom palette name.
If you want to set a custom color palette as the default palette, click the custom palette flyout button , and click Set as default.

To open a custom color palette

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1 Open the Palettes docker.
2 Click the Opens a palette button .
3 Choose the drive and folder where the custom color palette is stored.
If you want to open a color palette (.cpl file) that was created in a previous version of CorelDRAW, select Legacy custom palette (*.cpl) from the Files of type list box.
4 Click the custom palette.
5 Click Open.

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When you open a legacy custom palette (.cpl) file, it is automatically converted to the XML format (.xml). The XML version is stored in your Documents\Corel\Corel Content\Palettes folder, and also appears in the My palettes folder in the Palettes docker.

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If the custom color palette (.xml) was saved to the My palettes folder, you can open it by clicking Window Color palettes and choosing the custom palette from the list.

To create a folder for storing custom color palettes

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1 Open the Palettes docker.
2 Click the Create a new folder button . The new folder appears in the My Palettes folder.
3 Type a new name, and press Enter.
If you want to move a custom color palette, drag it to the new folder.

To cut or copy a custom color palette

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1 Open the Palettes docker.
2 In the My palettes folder, right-click a custom palette, and click one of the following:
• Cut
• Copy
If you want to paste the custom palette to a different folder, right-click the folder, and click Paste.

To copy a palette from the Palette libraries for editing

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• Open the Palettes docker, drag a palette from the Palette libraries folder to the My palettes folder.
An editable copy of the color palette appears in the My palettes folder.

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