User Guide

170 Chapter 7: Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills
3. Click Open.
The color swatches in the swatch file replace the previous swatches.
To add swatches from an external color palette to the current swatches:
1. Select Add Swatches from the Swatches panel Options menu.
2. Navigate to the desired folder and select a color palette file.
3. Click OK.
Fireworks adds the new swatches at the end of the current swatches.
Customizing the Swatches panel
You can add, delete, replace, and sort color swatches or entire swatch groups using the
Swatches panel.
Swatches panel
To add a color to the Swatches panel:
1. Select the Eyedropper tool from the Tools panel.
2. Select the number of pixels to sample from the Sample pop-up menu in the Property
inspector: 1 pixel, 3x3 Average, or 5x5 Average.
3. Click anywhere inside any open Fireworks Document window to sample a color.
NOTE
For information on creating a custom swatch group, see “Customizing the Swatches
panel” on page 170 and “Saving palettes” on page 343.
NOTE
Fireworks can add new swatches from palettes exported as ACT or GIF files.
NOTE
Selecting Edit > Undo does not undo swatch additions or deletions.