User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
In paint objects, paint colors are selected, not colors you see due to
transfer modes, channel masks, or other transparency effects; i.e., if
you click a black area that is 50% transparent, you select solid black.
Pixel Color This mode works the same whether you click a paint, vector, or text
object. The color of the pixel is selected. The Color manager in the
Attributes palette indicates the color values.
Color Mode Select RGB, CMYK, or Grayscale. The Color Dropper converts any color
you click to the selected color system. For best performance, choose the
color system that matches the colors you are sampling; however, you
may want to select a color system that differs from an image. You might
do this to see the effect of a color conversion, such as RGB to CMYK for
printing, for example.
To select an ink (Object Ink mode):
1. Click the Color Dropper tool in the Toolbox.
2. Select Object Ink for the mode in the Properties bar.
3. Do one of the following:
To set the fill ink: Click an ink to make it the current fill ink. You can click a pen ink or a fill
ink; in either case, the ink you click becomes the current fill ink.
To set the pen ink: Right-click an ink to make it the current pen ink. You can click a pen
ink or a fill ink; in either case, the ink you click becomes the current pen ink.
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