Customizing the Swatches panel

You can add, delete, replace, and sort color swatches in the Swatches panel. These changes update in the color well pop-up menus.

You can also add and delete entire swatch groups. For information, see Changing swatch groups.

Note: Choosing Edit > Undo does not undo swatch additions or deletions.

To add a color from a Fireworks document to the Swatches panel:

1 Choose the Eyedropper tool from the Toolbox.
2 Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and click the color you want to add.

To add a color from anywhere onscreen to the Swatches panel:

1 Click the Eyedropper button in the stroke or fill color well pop-up menu.
2 Click anywhere onscreen, including in another Fireworks document, to choose a color.
3 In the Swatches panel, move the pointer to the open space after the last swatch.
The pointer becomes the paint bucket pointer.
4 Click to add the swatch.

To replace a swatch with another color:

1 With an eyedropper, click a color.
The color is applied to any selected object and becomes the active stroke or fill color.
2 Hold down Shift and point to a swatch in the Swatches panel.
The pointer becomes the paint bucket pointer.
3 Click the swatch to replace it with the new color.

To delete a swatch from the Swatches panel:

1 Hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and point to a swatch.
The pointer becomes the scissors pointer.
2 Click the swatch to delete it from the Swatches panel.

To clear the entire Swatches panel:

Choose Clear Swatches from the Swatches panel Options pop-up menu.

To return to the default color swatches:

Choose Web 216 palette from the Swatches panel Options pop-up menu.

To sort the swatches by color:

Choose Sort by Color from the Swatches panel Options pop-up menu.