Creating and exporting color sets
You can create color sets to control the colors in particular projects or to create groups of favorite painting colors. Creating clearly named color sets can be very useful. For example, you could name a color set Shades of Purple, Hero Image, My Crayons, or Rollover Buttons — all offering you easy access to recognizable color sets.
You can create color sets from
•
a selection on an image
Once a color set is created, you can add additional colors to the color set. You can also export the color set.
To create a color set
1
Choose
Window
Color Panels
Color Sets.
2
In the
Color Set Libraries panel, click the
New Color Set button
![](../Shared_graphics/New-Color-Set.svg)
, and choose one of the following options:
•
New Color Set from Image — Includes all image colors in the color set. This option is available only if an image is open.
•
New Color Set from Layer — Includes all colors that are found in the active layer in the color set. This option is available only if an active layer is selected in the image.
•
New Color Set from Selection — Includes all colors in the selected area of the image in the color set. This option is available only if the image has an active selection.
•
New Color Set from Mixer Pad — Includes all colors that are used in the
Mixer panel in the color set.
3
In the
New Color Set dialog box, type a name in the
Name text box.
4
Adjust the
Max Colors slider to set the maximum number of colors that you want to add to the color set.
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For information about adding colors to a color set, see Editing color sets.
For more information about selecting colors, see Choosing colors from the Color panel.
To export a color set
1
In the
Color Set Libraries panel, click the
Export Color Set button
![](../Shared_graphics/Export-Color-Set.svg)
.
2
Choose the name of the color set that you want to export from the
Library list box.
4
Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file.
If you want to rename the color set, type a name for the color set in the
File name box.