User Guide
Corel Painter 31
To use the Custom Palette 
Organizer:
1 Choose Window menu> Custom 
Palette> Organizer.
2 Use the Organizer to rename, save 
(export), load (import), and delete 
custom palettes. Each operation is 
described below.
3 When you are finished with the 
organizer, click Done.
To load a custom palette:
1 From the Custom Palette 
Organizer, click Import.
2 Corel Painter displays an Open 
dialog so you can choose the file 
where the custom palette is saved. 
To save a custom palette:
1 From the list, select the palette you 
want, and click Export.
2 Corel Painter displays a Save 
dialog so you can name the file and 
choose a location. It's a good idea 
to keep all your saved palettes in 
the same place. 
To rename a custom palette:
1 From the list, select the palette you 
want, and click Rename.
2 Corel Painter prompts you for the 
new name. Enter a name and click 
OK.
To remove a custom palette:
• From the list, select the palette you 
want, and click Delete.
Setting Palette Layout
When you quit Corel Painter, the 
program saves the palette 
arrangement. The next time you run 
the program, Corel Painter restores 
the palettes as they were when you 
quit. 
You can open and close palettes 
individually. You can also control the 
display of the palette layout with 
Window menu> Hide/Show 
Palettes.
Corel Painter offers some supporting 
features that can help with palette 
display.
Arranging Palettes
You can save a customized palette 
layout. This makes it easy to return to 
this particular layout. You can save 
several different layouts.
To save a layout:
1 Arrange your palettes the way you 
want them saved. 
2 Choose Window menu> Arrange 
Palettes> Save Layout.
3 Corel Painter prompts you to 
name the new palette layout. Enter 
a name and click OK.
To use a saved layout:
• Choose Window menu> Arrange 
Palettes> name of layout. Corel 
Painter restores the saved palette 
layout.
For example, Window menu> 
Arrange Palettes> Default 
immediately returns palettes to the 
default palette layout. 
To delete a saved layout:
1 Choose Window menu> Arrange 
Palettes> Delete Layout.










