Using the Swatches palette


    The Swatches palette contains predefined sets of colors, site colors (colors you've used in a site), and recent colors (colors you've used recently or added to the Recent Colors list in the Color palette). You can add or remove custom swatches. The Show Search Fields option lets you search for colors by name or hexadecimal value.

    If you click the lower right corner of a color field, GoLive displays the current swatch set chosen in the Swatches palette, as well as any custom colors you've added to the Swatches palette.

To display the Swatches palette:

    Choose Window > Swatches.

    Illustration of the Swatches palette with these callouts: A. Search fields B. Current swatch set
    The Swatches palette A. Search fields B. Current swatch set

To change the swatch set:

    Choose a swatch set from the Swatches palette menu.

To change how swatches appear:

    Choose a display option from the Swatches palette menu:

    • Small List to display the hexadecimal value and thumbnail of each swatch.

    Note: If Web Named Colors is selected from the Swatches palette menu, GoLive also displays the name of the swatch.

    • Small Thumbnail to display a thumbnail of each swatch.

To search for a color in the Swatches palette:

  1. Choose Show Search Fields from the Swatches palette menu.
  2. Do one of the following, and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS):
    • Type a hexadecimal value in the Value text box.
    • Type a color name in the Name text box.

    Note: If the color you're searching for doesn't exist in the current swatches, GoLive displays the nearest color.

To show named colors in the Swatches palette:

    Choose Web Named Colors from the Swatches palette menu.

To view recently used colors:

    Choose Recent Colors from the Swatches palette menu.

To view a list of site colors:

    Choose Site Colors from the Swatches palette menu.

To add a custom swatch to the Swatches palette:

  1. Choose a color from the Color palette.
  2. Click the Create New Swatch button New Workspace button in the Swatches palette.

To remove a custom swatch from the Swatches palette:

    Select the swatch and click the Delete Swatch button Remove Selected Workspaces button .