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Picking colors from an image or entire screen
There are two ways to select a color directly from an active image:
• Use the
Eyedropper Tool
, located in the
Toolbox
.
• Use the
Eyedropper
command, located on the
PhotoImpact Color Picker
pop-up menu when you right-click a color square.
Notes:
• By zooming in on an image, you can precisely select the desired color by simply
clicking on it.
• Color choices are limited to what the image contains.
Sometimes, the color you want to use might be visible within the monitor screen,
but not necessarily within the PhotoImpact workspace. To select that color, right-
click on a color square and use the
Color on Screen
command on the Color Picker
pop-up menu. Once activated, the pointer changes to an eyedropper cursor, and
you can then click on the spot on the screen that contains the desired color.
Changing foreground and background colors
The Foreground and Background color squares are found in the
Toolbox
for easy
access. The Foreground color refers to the color currently being used for a specific
tool, such as the Paint Tools, Bucket Fill Tools, and the Path Drawing Tool, among
others. The Background color is the base color of the canvas when you remove a
portion of the image and
Preserve Base Image
is not selected. It is also the
background color used when you drag an object out of a current document onto an
empty area in the workspace.
Click or right-click the color squares to select the Background and Foreground
colors respectively. Click
to switch the Foreground and Background colors.
Using the Color Panel
The
Color Panel
is a centralized color manager that sets and organizes colors for
the various tools used throughout PhotoImpact, including Paint, Fill, Text and Path
Tools. It lets you apply predefined colors for your project easily. You can access the
Color Panel by selecting
My Workspace: Panels - Color Panel
or click
Color
Panel
in the
Panel Manager
.
The Color tab
The
Color
tab in the
Color Panel
gives you an alternate location besides the
Attribute Toolbar
and
Toolbox
where you can set solid or gradient colors for the
various PhotoImpact tools you work with. The colors specified here will become the
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